Renzo Rossi's article "Palladium Catalysts for the Suzuki Cross-Coupling Reaction: An Overview of Recent Advances ", which appeared in SYNTHESIS issue 15, 2004, hit the CAS® hall of fame for "Journal articles most requested by researchers using CAS online services" in the field of chemistry in the first quarter 2005. The paper has been selected by virtue of being cited among the top ten most requested articles of 1Q05. There were over 3 million requests during the first quarter.

"The article is dedicated to Professor Akira Suzuki in recognition of his very important contributions to organometallic chemistry and organic synthesis.
The review with 206 refs. covers the literature published until Mar. 2004 on the development and applications of new efficient catalyst systems for the Suzuki Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of organoboron compds. with org. electrophiles. Where possible, the relative advantages of the new catalyst systems in this synthetically very important C-C bond forming reaction were compared."

Renzo Rossi was born in Pisa (Italy) in 1937. He graduated in Chemistry at the University of Pisa in 1960, working with Professor P. Pino. In 1969, he became Assistant Professor and, after holding other intermediate positions, in 1980 he became Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Calabria. In 1982, he joined again the University of Pisa where he has held the Chair of Chemistry of Naturally Occurring Compounds at the Faculty of Sciences. At the beginning of his career he was interested in stereochemistry and the study of insect pheromones and naturally occurring phototoxins. His current research interests include transition metal-catalysed carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bond forming reactions and their synthetic applications in the field of fine chemistry, and particularly in the field of pharmacologically active compounds, the synthesis of anticancer compounds, and the total synthesis of biologically active natural products.

Article Title: "Palladium Catalysts for the Suzuki Cross-Coupling Reaction: An Overview of Recent Advances"
Authors: Fabio Bellina, Adriano Carpita, Renzo Rossi
Journal: SYNTHESIS
Pages: 2419-2440
Year: DEC 2005
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-831223

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