Wednesday, June 12, 2013

A Robust Nickel Catalyst for Cyanomethylation of Aldehydes: Activation of Acetonitrile under Base-Free Conditions

A Robust Nickel Catalyst for Cyanomethylation of Aldehydes: Activation of Acetonitrile under Base-Free Conditions: Thumbnail image of graphical abstract
Nick of time: The nickel cyanomethyl complex 1 catalyzes the room temperature coupling of aldehydes with acetonitrile under base-free conditions. The catalytic system is long-lived and remarkably efficient with high turnover numbers (TONs) and turnover frequencies (TOFs) achieved. The mild reaction conditions allow a wide variety of aldehydes, including base-sensitive ones, to catalytically react with acetonitrile.

Monday, June 10, 2013

The mechanism of inhibition by H2 of H2-evolution by hydrogenases

The mechanism of inhibition by H2 of H2-evolution by hydrogenases:
Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43297A, Communication
Vincent Fourmond, Carole Baffert, Kateryna Sybirna, Sebastien Dementin, Abbas Abou Hamdan, Isabelle Meynial-Salles, Philippe Soucaille, Herve Bottin, Christophe Leger
Hydrogenases, the biological catalysts of H2 oxidation and production, come in two flavors, NiFe and FeFe, depending on metal content at the active site. It is intriguing that the turnover...
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