From oxidation to reduction 10 March 2008 Researchers in Portugal have developed high-valent metal oxides for hydrogenating alkynes and sulfoxides, using inexpensive hydrogen. Beatriz Royo and co-workers of the University of Lisbon exploited catalysts normally used for o ...
Catalytic cavities 15 February 2008 Chiral porous solids converted into catalysts could provide a versatile new way to trigger reactions, say chemists in the UK. University of Liverpool chemists, Matthew Rosseinsky and co-workers, have developed a way to ins ...
Catalysis probed with MRI 25 January 2008 Scientists have developed a way of peering into a microreactor to watch gases react on a solid catalyst. The technique can highlight 'hotspots' of activity on the catalytic surface, opening a new way for researchers to pro ...
Expanding On Hydroaminations Rhodium catalyst broadens scope of intramolecular cyclizations Steve Ritter A rhodium catalyst system conjured up by Zhijian Liu and John F. Hartwig of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, can catalyze intramolecular cyc ...