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Mesoionic Janus-Type Dicarbenes Form Bimetallic Complexes
Two carbene centers on a single ring can bind two metals with short intermetallic distances

C4-Selective Carboxylation of Pyridines Using CO2
Copper-catalyzed reaction via pyridylphosphonium salts

Angewandte Chemie 6/2024: Precision
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Copper-Based Perfluorinated Catalytic System for the Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols
Straightforward oxidation of benzyl alcohols using perfluorinated NHCs formed in situ and a widely available copper source

Cooperation to Accelerate E-Methanol Production
BASF's SYNSPIRETM catalyst technology to be combined with Envision Energy's process package to accelerate conversion of green H2 and CO2 into e-methanol

Modular Strategy for the Synthesis of Chiral Thiooxazolidinones
Pd-catalyzed asymmetric [3+2] annulations of vinylethylene carbonates and sulfinylanilines

AI-Powered Lab Assistant for Photocatalytic Transformations
RoboChem is a benchtop robotic platform for the self-optimization, intensification, and scale-up of photocatalytic transformations

Angewandte Chemie 5/2024: Locally Ordered
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Azoimido Ligands in Catalysis
Stable tethered tungsten-alkylidenes with azoimido ligands as efficient ring expansion metathesis polymerization (REMP) initiators