nano-cufe2o4 catalysts with different cu/fe molar ratios (cunfemo(n+1.5m)) were prepared by hydrothermal method. the thermal decomposition performance of cunfemo(n+1.5m) on cuso4 were determined with tg-dsc method to evaluate its catalytic activity and the roasted product was characterized by xrd. the results showed that cunfemo(n+1.5m) had superior catalytic properties and efficiency to cuso4 ...

Inexpensive copper catalysts enabled direct C-H chalcogenations at ambient temperature by means of photo-induced catalysis. The expedient copper catalysis set the stage for C-S and C-Se bond formation from readily accessible non-volatile elemental chalcogens. The photo-assisted copper catalysis manifold proved suitable for a wide range of substrates with good functional group tolerance and exhi...

Copper catalysis has been known as a powerful tool for its ubiquitous application in organic synthesis. One of the fundamental utilities of copper catalysis is in the C-N bond formation by using carbon sources and nitrogen functional groups such as amides. In this review, the recent progress in the amidation reactions employing copper-catalyzed C-H amidation is summarized.

The subject of catalysis by coinage metals (copper, silver, and gold) comes up increasingly day-by-day. This Special Issue aims to cover the numerous aspects of the use of these metals as catalysts for several reactions. It deals with synthesis and characterization of copper, silver and gold based catalysis, their characterization and use, both for heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis, and s...

Laccases (EC 1.10.3.2) are copper-containing oxidoreductases that have a relatively high redox potential which enables them to catalyze oxidation of phenolic compounds, including lignin-derived phenolics. The laccase-catalyzed oxidation of phenolics is accompanied by concomitant reduction of dioxygen to water via copper catalysis and involves a series of electron transfer reactions balanced by ...

Dioxygen activation at copper(i) centres is of primary importance for the development of sustainable oxidation catalysis, but regeneration of copper(i) centres after each catalytic cycle remains a major problem for multi-turn-over catalysis. This work demonstrates that an artificial reductase, made of flavin cofactors incorporated into a water soluble polymer, efficiently reduces a Cu(ii)TPA co...

The suggestion that compounds known to inhibit copper catalysis might exert an inhibiting effect upon photosynthesis and respiration in green plants arose primarily from the following considerations: (a) The aerobic oxidation of ascorbic acid is very sensitive to catalysis by copper-protein complexes in a great variety of plant press-juices (I). (b) Both copper (2) and ascorbic acid (3) are fou...

A catalytic enantioselective reaction based on a copper(II) catalyst strictly containing chiral anionic ligands is described. In the present work, copper(II)-phosphate catalyst promotes the intramolecular heterocyclization of 2-(1-alkynyl)-2-alkene-1-ones and facilitates high levels of enantioselectivity in the subsequent nucleophile attack. Mechanistic studies suggest that formation of a coppe...

Silver acetylides and organic azides react under copper(I) catalysis to afford 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles. Mechanistic studies implicate a process involving transmetallation to copper acetylides prior to cycloaddition. This work demonstrates that silver acetylides serve as suitable precursors for entry into copper-mediated coupling reactions. This methodology allows the incorporation of ...