Catalysis of Organic Reactions

Part I: Chiral Catalysis 1. Enantioselective Catalysis with Transition Metal Compounds 2. Catalytic Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Ketones and Imines Using Platinum Metal Complexes 3. Catalytic Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α-Acetamidocinnamic Acids 4. Cyclopentane Construction by Rh-Catalyzed Intramolecular C-H Insertion: Scope and Selectivity Part II: New Catalysis Technologies 5. Membrane-Enclosed Enzymatic Catalysis (MEEC): A Practical Method for the Use of Enzymes as Catalysts in Organic Synthesis 6. Kinetics of Hydrogenation of p-Nitrobenzene-Sulfonamide in a Three-Phase Slurry Reactor 7. Practical Use and Control of Laboratory Catalytic Reactors Part III: Mechanisms in Catalysis 8. Heterogeneous Catalysis: A Molecular Perspective 9. CIR-FTIR Studies of Palladium-Catalyzed Carboalkoxylation Reactions 10. Mass Transfer Limitations During Hydrogenation Revealed by CS2 Titration of Active Sites Part IV: Topics in Catalysis 11. Alkene and Alkyne Reactions with Cyclopalladated Organopalladium Complexes 12. Reduction of Sulfonyl Chlorides to Thiols 13. Selective Hydrogenolysis of Benzyl and Carbobenzyloxy Protecting Groups for Hydroxyl and Amino Functions Part V: Selected Special Topics 14. Selective Catalytic Synthesis of Mixed Alkylamines and Polyfunctional Amines 15. Amination with Zeolites 16. Ruthenium "Melt"-Catalyzed Oxonation of Terminal and Internal Olefins to Linear Aldehydes/Alcohols 17. Applications of Pyridine-Containing Polymers in Organic Chemistry Part VI: New Catalytic Chemical Processes 18. Selective Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Light Alkanes over Vanadate Catalysts 19. The Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene in the Vinylchloride Manufacturing Process 20. A Chemical Model for the Amoco "MC" Oxygenation Process to Produce Terephthalic Acid