Controlling regioselectivity remains one of the major challenges in hydrocyanation. When an unsymmetrical alkyne undergoes this reaction, it typically yields a mixture of regioisomers. This ...

The carboxyl group (COOH) is an omnipresent functional group in organic molecules, and its direct catalytic activation represents an attractive synthetic method. Herein, we describe the first example ...

Due to the complexity of bio-oil many studies have focused on model compounds which mimic components in bio-oil. In this paper, the hydrogenation of short chain (C2–C4) carboxylic acids in hexane ...