Catalysis of Organic Reactions describes the use of both heterogeneous and homogeneous catalyst systems and includes original research articles on processes with potential industrial applications.

Features:

• Covers the major methods and newest developments used in the study and application of catalysts in synthetic organic chemistry
• Documents lectures presented by the Organic Reactions Catalysis Society (ORCS) and given by recognized leaders in the field
• Presents articles as self-contained chapters, organized under common themes
• Emphasizes hydrogenation, hydrogenolysis, C-C coupling, amination, and oxidation
• Includes the 2006 Paul N. Rylander Award address by Gadi Rothenberg and the 2006 Murray Raney Award address by Isamu Yamauchi

Contents

Symposium on Catalysis in Organic Synthesis

• On the Use of Immobilized Metal Complex Catalysts in Organic Synthesis
• Supported Re Catalysts for Metathesis of Functionalized Olefins
• Catalytic Hydrogenation of a Schiff's Base over Pd/Carbon Catalysts: Kinetic Prediction of Impurity Fate and Byproduct Formation
• Halophosphite Ligands for the Rhodium Catalyzed Low-Pressure Hydroformylation Reaction
• Development of a Monolithic Bioreactor: Tailor-Made Functionalized Carriers
• Highly Selective Preparation of trans-4-Aminocyclohexane Carboxylic Acid from cis-Isomer over Raney® Nickel Catalyst
• Gas-Phase Acetone Condensation over Hydrotalcite-like Catalysts
• Gas Phase Trimerization of Isobutene Using Green Catalysts
• Synthesis of Methyl Isobutyl Ketone over a Multifunctional Heterogeneous Catalyst: Effect of Metal and Base Components on Selectivity and Activity
• The Control of Regio- and Chemo-Selectivity in the Gas-Phase, Acid-Catalyzed Methylation of 1,2-Diphenol (Catechol)
• The Environmentally Benign, Liquid-Phase Benzoylation of Phenol Catalyzed by H-ß Zeolite. An Analysis of the Reaction Scheme

Symposium on Catlytic Oxidation

• Biphasic Catalytic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons Using Immobilized Homogeneous Catalyst in a Microchannel Reactor
• Reaction Pathways for Propylene Partial Oxidation on Au/TiO2
• The Transformation of Light Alkanes to Chemicals: Mechanistic Aspects of the Gas-Phase Oxidation of n-Pentane to Maleic Anhydride and Phthalic Anhydride
• Transition Metal Free Catalytic Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols under Mild Conditions Using Stable Nitroxyl Free Radicals
• Bromine-Free TEMPO-Based Catalyst System for the Oxidation of Primary and Secondary Alcohols Using NaOCl as the Oxidant
• In situ Infrared Study of Catalytic Oxidation over Au/TiO2 Catalysis

Symposium on Catalytic Hydrogenation

• 2006 Murray Raney Award Lecture: Synthesis and Features of New Raney® Catalysts from Metastable Precursors
• Competitive Hydrogenation of Nitrobenzene, Nitrosobenzene and Azobenzene
• Selective Hydrogenation of Dehydrolinalool to Linalool Using Nanostructured Pd-Polymeric Composite Catalysts
• Modeling and Optimization of Complex Three-Phase Hydrogenations under Mass-Transfer Limitation and Catalyst Deactivation
• The Effects of Various Catalyst Modifiers on the Hydrogenation of Fructose to Sorbitol and Mannitol
• Cavitating Ultrasound Hydrogenation of Water-Soluble Olefins Employing Inert Dopants: Studies of Activity, Selectivity and Reaction Mechanisms
• The Treatment of Activated Nickel Catalysts for the Selective Hydrogenation of Pynitrile
• Deactivation of Sponge Nickel and Ru/C Catalysts in Lactose and Xylose Hydrogenations
• Selectivity Control in 1-Phenyl-1-Propyne Hydrogenation: Effect of Modifiers
• Hydrogenation and Isomerization Reactions of Olefinic Alcohols Catalyzed in Homogeneous Phase by Rh(I) Complexes
• Reductive Amination of Isobutanol to Diisobutylamine on Vanadium Modified Raney® Nickel Catalyst

Symposium on Novel Methods in Catlysis of Organic Reactions

• How to Find the Best Homogeneous Catalyst
• Novel Chloroaluminate Ionic Liquids for Arene Carbonylation
• Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Nitro Compounds to the Corresponding Amines on Raney® Copper Catalysts
• Selective Hydrogenolysis of Sugar Alcohols over Structured Catalysts
• Twinphos: A New Family of Chiral Ferrocene Tetra-Phosphine Ligands for Asymmetric Catalytic Transformations
• Catalyst Library Design for Fine Chemistry Applications
• Dendrimer Templates for Pt and Au Catalysts

Symposium on Acid and Base Catalysis

• Development of an Industrial Process for the Lewis Acid/Iodide Salt-Catalyzed Rearrangement of 3,4-Epoxy-1-Butene to 2,5-Dihydrofuran
• A New Economical and Environmentally Friendly Synthesis of 2,5-Dimethyl-2,4-Hexadiene
• Supported Heteropoly Acid Catalysts for Friedel-Crafts Acylation
• Synthesis of Pseudoionones by Aldol Condensation of Citral with Acetone on Li-Modified MgO Catalyst
• The One Step Synthesis of MIBK via Catalytic Distillation: A Preliminary Pilot Scale Study

Symposium on Green Catalysis

• Producing Polyurethane Foam from Natural Oil
• Carbonylation of Chloropinacolone: A Greener Path to Commercially Useful Methyl Pivaloylacetate
• Recycling Homogeneous Catalysts for Sustainable Technology
• "Green" Catalysts for Enhanced Biodiesel Technology
• Continuous Deoxygenation of Ethyl Stearate: A Model Reaction for Production of Diesel Fuel Hydrocarbons
• Glycerol Hydrogenolysis to Propylene Glycol under Heterogeneous Conditions
• Developing Sustainable Process Technology
• Selective Oxidation of Propylene to Propylene Oxide in CO2 Expanded Liquid System

Symposium on Other Topics in Catalysis

• catASium® M: A New Family of Chiral Bisphospholanes and their Application in Enantioselective Hydrogenations
• Synthesis of Chiral 2-Amino-1-Phenylethanol
• Selective Tertiary-Butanol Dehydration to Isobutylene via Reactive Distillation and Solid Acid Catalysis
• Leaching Resistance of Precious Metal Powder Catalysts-Part 2
• Optimization of Reductive Alkylation Catalysts by Experimental Design
• Accelerated Identification of the Preferred Precious Metal Powder Catalysts for Selective Hydrogenation of Multi-Functional Substrates
• Transition Metal Removal from Organic Media by Deloxan® Metal Scavengers
• Electroreductive Pd-Catalyzed Ullmann Reactions in Ionic Liquids

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