The current review critically summarizes recent developments in transformations of syngas to higher alcohols. Although alcohols have found applications as fuel additives, detergents and plastics for a long while, transformation jet has attained interest due an urgent need develop fuels from sustainable sources. Fermentation lignocellulosic-based sugars ethanol technology does not compete with t...

Facile synthesis of homoallylic alcohols is achieved from allyl halides and aldehydes or ketones over an all-oxide heterogenous media involving beta-SnO and catalytic Cu2O.

In the CO2 reduction reaction, design of electrocatalysts that selectively promote alcohols over hydrocarbons (e.g., ethanol ethylene) hinges on understanding pathways and specific sites form alcohols. Herein, theoretical considerations guide state-of-the-art synthesis well-defined catalysts to show higher selectivity toward is achieved Cu(110) edge compared Cu(100) terraces. Specifically, we s...

A convenient one-pot synthesis of 1,2-amino alcohols from -amino acids with retention of optical purity by use of 1,1’-carbonyldiimidazole and sodium borohydride is described.