The direct coupling of allyl alcohols with nitroalkanes, nitriles, and aldehydes using catalytic Pd(PPh3)4 has been accomplished via activation of C-OH bonds with CO2. The in situ formation of carbonates from alcohols and CO2 facilitates oxidative addition to Pd to form reactive π-allylpalladium intermediates. In addition, the formation of a strong base activates nucleophiles toward the reactio...

Plant biosystems take an active part in planetary biochemical cycles and may affect chemical and physical characteristics of the earth’s atmosphere. To estimate the long-term variation in concentration levels of CO2 and other gases contributing to the greenhouse effect, the biosphericatmospheric exchange specificity must be investigated under controllable stress actions, such as superconcentrat...

The oxidative dehydrogenation of propane using CO2 (CO2-ODP) is a promising technique for high-yield propylene production and utilization. Unfortunately the efficiency existing catalysts limited, therefore, developing highly efficient catalyst CO2-ODP great importance chemical industry. Here we report Pt–Co–In ternary nanoalloy on CeO2 that has (Pt1?xCox)2In3 pseudo-binary alloy structure exhib...