https://www.erowid.org/archive/rhodium/pdf/suzuki.cross-coupling.review.1995-1998.pdf

Recent advances in the cross-coupling reactions of organoboron derivatives with organic electrophiles, 1995–1998

N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Late Transition Metal Catalysis

The chemistry of heterocyclic carbenes has experienced a rapid development over the last years. In addition to the imidazolin-2-ylidenes, a large number of cyclic diaminocarbenes with different ring sizes have been described. Aside from diaminocarbenes, P-heterocyclic carbenes, and derivatives with only one, or even no heteroatom within the carbene ring are known. New methods for the synthesis of complexes with N-heterocyclic carbene ligands such as the oxidative addition or the metal atom template controlled cyclization of β-functionalized isocyanides have been developed recently. This review summarizes the new developments regarding the synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbenes and their metal complexes.

Heterocyclic Carbenes: Synthesis and Coordination Chemistry

Small-molecule H-bond donors in asymmetric catalysis.

Electrochemistry represents one of the most intimate ways of interacting with molecules. This review discusses advances in synthetic organic electrochemistry since 2000. Enabling methods and synthetic applications are analyzed alongside innate advantages as well as future challenges of electroorganic chemistry.

Synthetic Organic Electrochemical Methods Since 2000: On the Verge of a Renaissance

Dihydroxylation asymetrique de composes ethyleniques du type styrene, vinylcyclohexane, hexene-3 en les glycols correspondants

Asymmetric dihydroxylation via ligand-accelerated catalysis

An efficient, copper-based catalyst has been discovered that oxidizes a wide range of alcohols into aldehydes and ketones under mild conditions. This catalytic system utilizes oxygen or air as the ultimate, stoichiometric oxidant, producing water as the only by-product.

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/274/5295/2044.full.pdf

Copper-Catalyzed Oxidation of Alcohols to Aldehydes and Ketones: An Efficient, Aerobic Alternative

The hydrosilylation reaction enables the production of silicon polymers. Platinum-carbene complexes are reported that catalyze the hydrosilylation reaction of alkenes with remarkable efficiency and exquisite selectivity and avoid the formation of platinum colloids. By-products, typically encountered with previous catalytic systems, are suppressed with these platinum derivatives.

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/298/5591/204.full.pdf

István E. Markó

Papers

Asymmetric dihydroxylation via ligand-accelerated catalysis

Copper-Catalyzed Oxidation of Alcohols to Aldehydes and Ketones: An Efficient, Aerobic Alternative

Selective and efficient platinum(0)-carbene complexes as hydrosilylation catalysts.

Conformational study of cinchona alkaloids - a combined nmr, molecular mechanics, and x-ray approach

Efficient, aerobic, ruthenium-catalyzed oxidation of alcohols into aldehydes and ketones