Catalysis of Organic Reactions

Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Series Page......Page 3
Title Page......Page 6
Copyright Page......Page 7
Preface......Page 8
Contents......Page 12
Contributors......Page 16
Part I Homogeneous Catalysis......Page 20
 1. Mechanism and Stereochemistry of Asymmetric Catalytic Hydrogenation......Page 22
 2. Asymmetric Hydroformylation Via Polymer-Supported Chiral Catalysts......Page 42
 3. Selective CH and CC Bond Activation in Alkanes by Transition Metal Complexes......Page 56
 4. Catalytic Methods for the Synthesis of Cyclopropanes......Page 66
 5. The Interactions of Quinoline and Tetrahydroquinoline with Catalysts. Modeling Heterogeneous Catalysts with Homogeneous Catalysts.......Page 92
Part II H2-Co Reactions......Page 112
 6. Methanol Synthesis over Supported Palladium Catalysts......Page 114
 7. Supported Metal Cluster Catalysts for Synthesis Gas Conversion......Page 134
 8. CO Hydrogenation on Alkali-Promoted Nickel Catalysts......Page 154
 9. 1,4-Butanediol Via Rhodium Carbonyl-Catalyzed Hydroformylation of Allyl Alcohol and Allyl t-Butyl Ether......Page 170
Part III Heterogeneous Catalysis......Page 188
 10. Single Crystals as Model Catalysts......Page 190
 11. Asymmetric Sites on Heterogeneous Catalysts......Page 208
 12. Organoactinide Complexes on Alumina......Page 226
 13. So!vated Metal Atom Dispersed (SMAD) CatalystsHighly Active Bimetallic Systems......Page 244
 14. Amphora Catalysts......Page 270
Part IV Catalytic Oxidation......Page 286
 15. Industrial Uses of Catalytic Oxidation and the Direct Oxidation of Olefins to Glycols......Page 288
 16. Mechanistic Studies of the Selective Oxygen Oxidation of Sulfides to Sulfoxides Catalyzed by Dihalo Ruthenium(II) Complexes......Page 300
 17. Asymmetric Epoxidation......Page 314
 18. C-C Double Bond Cleavage by Molecular Oxygen......Page 328
 19. Oxidation of Hydrocarbons by Methane-Utilizing Bacteria......Page 346
Part V Selected Topics......Page 372
 20. Phenol Hydrogenation Process......Page 374
 21. Preparation of Nitriles by Catalyzed Dehydration of Carboxamides and Aldoximes......Page 392
 22. Aminomethylation of Diene Polymers: Novel Routeto Polyamines......Page 400
Index......Page 410