The oxidative conversion of alicyclic ketones into lactones with permonosulfuric acid was
discovered by Baeyer and Villiger in 1899, and in their honor the general process by which …

Herein we review recent advances in the asymmetric reduction of ketones by biocatalysts.
Included are discussions on recent developments in methodologies to control …

Ketones are crucial intermediates in synthesis and frequent moieties in many products. The
direct regioselective synthesis of ketones from internal alkenes could simplify synthetic …

Singlet O2 is a key reactive oxygen species responsible for photodynamic therapy and is
generally recognized to be chemically reactive towards C= C double bonds. Herein, we …

The objective of this review is to survey the current state of the Wacker and related alkene
oxidation reactions focusing on the reactions of higher alkenes and emphasizing the …

A novel chiral surfactant-type catalyst is developed. Micelles formed in water by association
of the catalysts themselves, and this was confirmed by TEM analyses. Asymmetric transfer …

Palladium-catalyzed heteroannulation of 1,3-dienes by functionally substituted aryl halides Page
1 J. Org. Chem. 3447-3450 3447 Table I. Enantioselective Wittig Reactions of Cyclohexanone …

Aromatic ketones, β-keto esters, and simple aliphatic ketones were reduced with excellent
selectivity to the corresponding (S)-alcohols by using the acetone powder of Geotrichum …

Cyclic,/3-unsaturated ketones, alkylidene lactones, and alkenyl ethers have been
hydrogenated in high enantiomeric excesses by use of BINAP-Ru (II) complexes (BINAP= 2 …

Enzymes synthesized by thermophiles (organisms with optimal growth temperatures> 60° C)
and hyperthermophiles (optimal growth temperatures> 80° C) are typically thermostable …