Carbonylation

When carbon monoxide is introduced into organic or inorganic substrates, the process is referred to as carbonylation. Because it is easily accessible and readily reactive, carbon monoxide is frequently utilised as a reactant in industrial chemistry. Protein side chain oxidation is often referred to as carbonylation. One of the most significant families of transition-metal-catalyzed processes is carbonylation, which entails incorporating carbon monoxide into an organic molecule like an alcohol or an alkene. From a number of carbon sources, such as coal and natural gas, carbon monoxide may be produced as a very inexpensive, straightforward feedstock. Synthesis gas (syn-gas), which is a combination of CO and H2, is often produced via steam reforming or partial oxidation. In several transition-metal complexes, carbon monoxide functions as a ligand by forming a dative OC-M bond with the lone pair on carbon and serving as a potent -acceptor. The CO ligand becomes activated as a result of these interactions and is then susceptible to attacks from outside nucleophiles as well as intramolecular ligand migration events.

Committee Members
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Stanislaw Dzwigaj

Stanislaw Dzwigaj

Sorbonne University, France
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Dai Yeun Jeong

Dai Yeun Jeong

Asia Climate Change Education Center, Korea, Republic of
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Enrico Paris

Enrico Paris

CREA-IT & DIAEE, Italy
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Hanna Kierzkowska Pawlak

Hanna Kierzkowska Pawlak

Lodz University of Technology, Poland
CAT 2026 Speakers
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Ling Yin

Ling Yin

Cornell University, United States
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Tsitsishvili Vladimer

Tsitsishvili Vladimer

Petre Melikishvili Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry at the Tbilisi State University, Georgia
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Rafia Ahmad

Rafia Ahmad

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Eun Han Lee

Eun Han Lee

Korea Institute of Energy Research, Korea, Republic of
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Neul Ha

Neul Ha

Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, Republic of
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Shailza Sharma

Shailza Sharma

RMIT University, Australia

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