• Enantioselective incorporation of CO2: status and potential 

      Vaitla, Janakiram; Guttormsen, Yngve; Mannisto, Jere K.; Nova, Ainara; Repo, Timo; Bayer, Annette; Hopmann, Kathrin Helen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-09)
      CO<sub>2</sub> is a promising and sustainable carbon feedstock for organic synthesis. New catalytic protocols for efficient incorporation of CO<sub>2</sub>into organic molecules are continuously being reported. However, little progress has been made in the enantioselective conversion of CO<sub>2</sub>to form enantioenriched molecules. In order to allow CO<sub>2</sub>to become a versatile carbon ...
    • Rational selection of co-catalysts for the deaminative hydrogenation of amides 

      Artús Suàrez, Lluís; Jayarathne, Upul; Balcells, David; Bernskoetter, Wesley H.; Hazari, Nilay; Jaraiz, Martin; Nova, Ainara (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-20)
      The catalytic hydrogenation of amides is an atom economical method to synthesize amines. Previously, it was serendipitously discovered that the combination of a secondary amide co-catalyst with (<sup>iPr</sup>PNP)Fe(H)(CO) (<sup>iPr</sup>PNP = N[CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>(P<sup>i</sup>Pr<sub>2</sub>)]<sub>2</sub>−), results in a highly active base metal system for deaminative amide hydrogenation. ...