1. Preface

   Preface Pages: 1 - 1

2. Solvias Josiphos Ligands: From Discovery to Technical Applications

   • Hans-Ulrich Blaser
   • Walter Brieden
   • Antonio Togni

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 16

3. Recent Aspects of Asymmetric Catalysis by Immobilized Chiral Metal Catalysts

   • Claudio Bianchini
   • Pierluigi Barbaro

   OriginalPaper Pages: 17 - 32

4. Lewis Acid Behavior of Cationic Complexes of Palladium(II) and Platinum(II): Some Examples of Catalytic Applications

   • Giorgio Strukul

   OriginalPaper Pages: 33 - 42

5. Catalytic Friedel–Crafts Acylation of Heteroaromatics

   • Ichiro Komoto
   • Jun-ichi Matsuo
   • Shū Kobayashi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 47

6. Convenient, Rapid and Highly Regioselective Cycloisomerisation of 4,4-Disubstituted Hepta-1,6-Dienes Employing Neutral Palladium Chloride pro-Catalysts

   • Katharine L. Bray
   • Ian J.S. Fairlamb
   • Paul A. Slatford

   OriginalPaper Pages: 49 - 59

7. Core-Functionalized Dendrimeric Mono- and Diphosphine Rhodium Complexes; Application in Hydroformylation and Hydrogenation

   • G. Eric Oosterom
   • Silke Steffens
   • Piet W.N.M. van Leeuwen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 61 - 73

8. Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Activated Ketones on Platinum: Relevant and Spectator Species

   • M. von Arx
   • T. Mallat
   • A. Baiker

   OriginalPaper Pages: 75 - 87

9. Recent Advances in Rhodium-Catalyzed Cyclization Reactions

   • Iwao Ojima
   • Andrew C. Moralee
   • Victor C. Vassar

   OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 99

10. Fine Chemical Synthesis with Homogeneous Palladium Catalysts: Examples, Status and Trends

    • Alexander Zapf
    • Matthias Beller

    OriginalPaper Pages: 101 - 109

11. Homogeneous Catalysis for the Production of Fine Chemicals. Palladium- and Nickel-Catalysed Aromatic Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation

    • Charles E. Tucker
    • Johannes G. de Vries

    OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 118

12. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols on Zeolite-Encapsulated Cobalt Salophen Catalyst

    • Ágnes Zsigmond
    • Ferenc Notheisz
    • Jan-E. Bäckvall

    OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 124

13. Towards Heterogeneous and Green Versions of Os Dihydroxylation Catalysis

    • An Severeyns
    • Dirk E. De Vos
    • Pierre A. Jacobs

    OriginalPaper Pages: 125 - 131

14. Recent Developments in Selective Catalytic Epoxidations with H2O2

    • I.W.C.E. Arends
    • R.A. Sheldon

    OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 141