(2020). Advances in Organometallic Chemistry, Volume 71. Comments on Inorganic Chemistry. Ahead of Print.

Biodiesel belongs to the class of renewable and sustainable fuel sources receiving more attention as a rapidly growing field with higher potential than other energy sources. The main shortcoming of biodiesel production is the high cost of the production process and the catalytic system. The present contribution aims to briefly review and evaluate the performance of solid acid catalysts (SACs) focused

Complexes featuring metal–silicon bonds play a key role in many catalytic and stoichiometric transformations. As such, it is important to understand the underlying electronic structures of such units and the reactivity patterns they engender, which in many cases differ substantially from well-known patterns for metal–carbon bonds. This review seeks to provide a framework for understanding reactivity

In this comment, insights gained from density functional theory into the mechanism by which the Cu(I)-catalyzed boracarboxylation of vinyl arenes occurs with specific focus on the CO2 insertion step are presented. Preliminary calculations indicated a potential non-covalent interaction between boron and CO2 in the carboxylation transition state, implicating cooperative CO2 activation. A study of boron

Selective recognition of anions has received a tremendous attention in recent years because of their significant importance in biology and environment. This article highlights our recent research on a thiophene-based azacryptand that has been shown to effectively bind anions including iodide, bromide, chloride, nitrate and sulfate. Structural studies indicate that the ligand forms inclusion complexes

Classical chemotherapeutics, such as cisplatin and its analogues, have been highly successful in the clinic, yet improvements can certainly be made, given the significant side effects associated with the killing of healthy cells. Recent advances in the field of chemotherapy include the development of targeted anticancer agents, compounds that are directed towards a specific biomarker of cancer, with