The increasing concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere drives global climate change, and efficient methods for CO2 utilisation are urgently needed.
The reactions and mechanisms of alkynes that are involved in multi-component reactions through C–C and C–H positions are investigated.
Bimetallic “baguette” versions of the popular CpRh(I) “sandwich” complexes have been synthesised with a tetraarylated pentalenide. The factors leading to syn versus anti metallation have been investigated and the scope of ligand substitution is explored.
Improved enantioselectivity in the 1,2-addition was observed for chiral Rh norbornadiene catalysts immobilized on ordered mesoporous silica with small pores. Confinement effects were rationalized by experimental and computational studies.
A new synthetic method involving electrochemical catalysis were used to synthesize various tellurium-containing oxazolidinones which showed better antitumor activity compared to other oxazolidinones.