Metal-Catalyzed Reactions in Water

PREFACE METAL-CATALYZED CROSS-COUPLINGS OF ARYL HALIDES TO FORM C - C BONDS IN AQUEOUS MEDIA Introduction Aqueous-Phase Cross-Coupling Using Hydrophilic CatalystsCross-Coupling in Aqueous Media Using Hydrophobic Ligands Heterogeneous Catalysts in Aqueous Media Special Reaction Conditions Homogeneous Aqueous-Phase Modification of Biomolecules Conclusion METAL-CATALYZED C - H BOND ACTIVATION AND C - C BOND FORMATION IN WATER Introduction Catalytic Formation of C - C Bonds from spC - H Bonds in Water Activation of sp2C - H Bonds for Catalytic C - C Bond Formation in Water Activation of sp3C - H Bonds for Catalytic C - C Bond Formation in Water Conclusion CATALYTIC NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITIONS OF ALKYNES IN WATER Introduction Catalytic Nucleophilic Additions of Terminal Alkynes with Carbonyl Derivatives Addition of Terminal Alkyne to Imine, Tosylimine, Iminium Ion, and Acyl Iminium Ion Direct Conjugate Addition of Terminal Alkynes Conclusions WATER-SOLUBLE HYDROFORMYLATION CATALYSIS Introduction Hydroformylation of Light C2 - C5 Alkenes in the RCH/RP Process Hydroformylation of Alkenes Heavier than C5 Innovative Expansions Conclusion GREEN CATALYTIC OXIDATIONS IN WATERIntroduction Examples of Water-Soluble Ligands Enzymatic Oxidations Biomimetic Oxidations Epoxidation, Dihydroxylation, and Oxidative Cleavage of Olefins Alcohol Oxidations Sulfoxidations in Water Conclusions and Future Outlook HYDROGENATION AND TRANSFER HYDROGENATION IN WATER Introduction Water-Soluble Ligands Hydrogenation in Water Transfer Hydrogenation in Water Role of Water Concluding Remarks CATALYTIC REARRANGEMENTS AND ALLYLATION REACTIONS IN WATER Introduction Rearrangements Allylation Reactions Conclusion ALKENE METATHESIS IN WATERIntroduction Examples of Applications of Olefin Metathesis in Aqueous Media Conclusions and Outlook NANOCATALYSIS IN WATER Introduction Nanocatalysis Effects of Size of Nanocatalysts Transition-Metal Nanoparticles Catalytic Applications of Transition-Metal-Based Nanomaterials

Pierre H. Dixneuf is Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the University of Rennes, Bretagne, France, where he built a team working on organometallic chemistry and catalysis, and founded the Research Institute of Chemistry of Rennes. He developed several catalytic processes based on innovative ruthenium catalysts: selective transformations of alkynes and incorporation of CO2, ruthenium-vinylidenes and -allenylidenes in catalysis, catalytic synthesis of heterocycles, alkene metathesis catalysts and transformation of plant oils, C - H bond activation/functionalization including in water. He has designed new ruthenium catalysts especially involving metal-carbene bonds. He was research advisor at both CNRS and University of Rennes. He has authored/co-authored more than 400 publications, and is a member of the Institute Universitaire de France (IUF). His work has been acknowledged with several prizes including: A. v Humboldt, Le Bel, Grignard-Wittig, Sacconi medal, prix IFP of Académie des Sciences.Victorio Cadierno received his PhD degree from the University of Oviedo (Spain) in 1996 under the supervision of Prof. J. Gimeno. He then joined the group of Dr. J. P. Majoral at the Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination (LCC-CNRS) in Toulouse (France) for a two-year postdoctoral stay. Thereafter, he returned to the University of Oviedo where he is currently Associate Professor of Inorganic Chemistry. In 2002 he received the Young Investigator Award from the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ). His research interests cover the chemistryof ruthenium complexes and their catalytic applications, with special focus on atom economical processes both in organic solvents and aqueous media. He has published more than 130 articles, reviews and book chapters in these fields.

"Overall the book is recommendable to get a broad overview over state-of-the-art metal-catalyzed reaction in and on water as well as to get inspiration to improve the greenness of a process." ( Green Processing and Synthesis , 16 October 2014 )