Svilen P. Simeonov

Homogeneous copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of alcohols and aldehydes: mechanistic insights and recent advances.

Copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of alcohols and aldehydes has become a key transformation for the sustainable synthesis of carbonyl compounds, combining high efficiency with the use of molecular oxygen as a benign terminal oxidant. Owing to its earth-abundance, low cost, low toxicity, and versatile redox properties,...