Shrivats Semwal

TL;DR: A molecular switch which responds to acid-base stimuli and serves as a bi-state catalyst for two different reactions, used in an assisted tandem catalysis set up involving dehydrogenative coupling of an amine and then hydrogenation of the resulting imine product by switching between the respective states of the catalyst.

TL;DR: In this paper, an Ir-aNHC catalyst was used to achieve an ambient-pressure CO2-transfer hydrogenation catalysis for generating formate salt (HCO2) at the turnover frequency (TOF) value of 90 h-1 in 12 h of reaction at 150 °C using glycerol as hydrogen source.

TL;DR: In this article, a molecular coordination switch controlled by acid-base input has been developed and utilized in switchable catalysis, which consists of a hybrid pyridylidene-benzimidazole ligand bound to an IrIIICp* moiety.

TL;DR: There exists an interesting multidimensional synergy among all the relevant stereoelectronic factors-yaw angle, bite angle, and the electronic properties of both the ligand and the metal center-that governs the hydride donor ability (hydricity) of the complexes during catalysis.

TL;DR: In this article, an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand was found to be wingtip-dictated under a competitive environment with two different N-substituents, namely, N-phenyl and N-pyridyl.