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Pure Appl. Chem., 2002, Vol. 74, No. 1, pp. 1-5

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac200274010001

Toward development of environmentally benign processes catalyzed by transition-metal complexes

Akio Yamamoto

Advanced Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Abstract: On the basis of fundamental studies on the carbon­oxygen bond cleavage of various carboxylic acid derivatives, novel, atom-efficient, and environmentally benign catalytic processes to convert them into acids, aldehydes, and ketones have been developed.