With continually increasing concern over anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions and their effect on global climate, the search for alternative fuels, especially for mobile applications such as in vehicles, is of immediate ...

The side-on dioxygen adducts of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) containing rhodium complexes, [ClRh(IPr)2(O2)] and [ClRh(IMes)2(O2)], previously synthesized in our laboratories possess a square planar geometry and O-O bond ...

The need for enantiopure chiral compounds has driven the development of asymmetric synthesis, and more specifically asymmetric catalysis. The ability to selectively produce one enantiomer versus another has been a significant ...

The field of homogeneous catalysis in the laboratory and on an industrial scale is dominated by transition metal catalysts. Most of these transformations require precious metal (PM) catalysts. However, due to their cost, ...

Borocations have been synthetically accessible entities for over 35 years, thought of as chemical curiosities too reactive to be synthetically useful until recently. Our group has contributed to the development of a class ...

Hydrogenation of CO2 to formic acid is usually performed with precious metal catalysts. However, due to the cost and scarcity of precious metals, recent research has focused instead on first row transition metals. Of ...

Although carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas is a serious environmental concern, it remains a valuable C1 source if viable methods are available for its conversion into useful products. Herein, we present recent progress ...