The combination of cobalt and photoredox catalysis displays high activity in the cycloaddition reactions of unsaturated substrates bearing a 1,6-diyne motif. This Concept outlines recent progress in the study of cycloaddition reactions mediated by Co/photoredox cooperative catalysis. Versatile polycyclic products can be obtained via metallole intermediates,...

This perspective briefly summarizes the panorama of deep eutectic solvents in biocatalysis and discusses the opportunities to advance these two technologies for creating innovative hybrid soft materials combining eutectogels and enzymes. It is envisioned that a new field, “Eutectozymes”, will probably arise in the next few years with tremendous potential...

A new mild and chemoselective method for the preparation of various aminoarenes is described, based on the electrochemical catalytic reduction of nitroaryl derivatives promoted by samarium salts in methanol. The reactions are carried out in air, in an undivided electrochemical cell, at room temperature and tolerate a wide range of functional groups,...

This study focused on preparation of stable polymer films of NiII- and CoII-tetraaminophthalocyanines, p-NiTAPc and p-CoTAPc, respectively, for highly efficient heterogeneous electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction in a flow electrolysis cell. Major development represented in this work was fabrication of p-NiTAPc and p-CoTAPc films via electropolymerization...

Aromatic azo compounds have proven to be a relevant class of building blocks in chemical synthesis. However, uncontrollable selectivity towards azo compounds and low reactant conversion in traditional synthetic methods seriously impede their applications. Herein, Rb-doped Au/CeO2 nanocatalyst (Rb-Au/CeO2) was prepared and utilized as a highly efficient...

In this study, we assess the suitability of Pd alloys in direct mechanocatalytic coupling reactions. Copper (Cu) and nickel (Ni) were alloyed with palladium (Pd), alongside testing a high entropy alloy and palladium gold alloy. Compared to pure Pd balls the alloys are promising in terms of mechanical properties and costs. Combining Pd with Cu and Ni...