Chelating Lewis acids prepared by double hydroalumination of dialkynylsilanes have improved flexibility for better coordination

Dispersed palladium nanoparticles can be highly active catalysts for the gasphase reaction of methanol oxidation

Mechanistic insights into roll-over cyclometalation may help develop new catalysts for the dehydrosulfurization of S-containing hydrocarbons

The crystal structures of three MgCl2•nEtOH adducts used as precursors for the generation of Ziegler–Natta catalysts have been solved

Synthesis of the best human acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors reported – important for treatment of Alzheimer's disease

A series of bimetallic catalysts was studied for the utilization of greenhouse gases in syngas production

One-pot method generates chiral amides from secondary alcohols with retention of stereochemistry and provides evidence for non-planar carbocations

New method for adding methyl groups to aldehydes gives the highest enantioselectivities and yields reported and can be used for longer alkyl chains

Production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from fructose with a yield of up to 87 %

Designing small-molecule ligands for class B GPCRs despite the lack of structural information for this receptor class