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    Asymmetric Cyanation with the Chiral Ru-Li Combined Catalysts

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    The combined systems of phenylglycinate/BINAP/Ru(II) complex and Li compounds have been found to act as highly reactive and enantioselective catalysts for cyanosilylation and hydrocyanation of aldehydes, α-keto esters, α,β-unsaturated ketones, and N-protected aldimines. In this account, we describe the concept of catalyst design, the catalytic efficiency of the novel combined systems in the asymmetric cyanation, and the proposed reaction pathway based on the spectral analysis data. 1 Introduction. 2 Cyanosilylation of Aldehydes and Ketones Catalyzed by LiCl. 3 Asymmetric Cyanosilylation of Aldehydes and α-Keto Esters. 3.1 Design of Chiral Ru-Li Combined Catalyst Systems. 3.2 Cyanosilylation of Aldehydes. 3.3 Cyanosilylation of α-Keto Esters. 4 Asymmetric Hydrocyanation of Aldehydes, α,β-Unsaturated Ketones, and Aldimines. 4.1 Hydrocyanation of Aldehydes. 4.2 Conjugate Cyanation of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones. 4.3 Strecker-Type Reaction. 5 Mechanistic Considerations for Cyanosilylation of Aldehydes and Ketones. 5.1 Achiral Reaction Catalyzed by LiCl. 5.2 Asymmetric Reaction with the Chiral Ru-Li Combined Catalyst. 6 Conclusion

    “Job-Sharing” Storage of Hydrogen in Ru/Li<sub>2</sub>O Nanocomposites

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    A “job-sharing” hydrogen storage mechanism is proposed and experimentally investigated in Ru/Li<sub>2</sub>O nanocomposites in which H<sup>+</sup> is accommodated on the Li<sub>2</sub>O side, while H<sup>–</sup> or e<sup>–</sup> is stored on the side of Ru. Thermal desorption-mass spectroscopy results show that after loading with D<sub>2</sub>, Ru/Li<sub>2</sub>O exhibits an extra desorption peak, which is in contrast to Ru nanoparticles or ball-milled Li<sub>2</sub>O alone, indicating a synergistic hydrogen storage effect due to the presence of both phases. By varying the ratio of the two phases, it is shown that the effect increases monotonically with the area of the heterojunctions, indicating interface related hydrogen storage. X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and nuclear magnetic resonance results show that a weak LiO···D bond is formed after loading in Ru/Li<sub>2</sub>O nanocomposites with D<sub>2</sub>. The storage–pressure curve seems to favor H<sup>+</sup>/H<sup>–</sup> over H<sup>+</sup>/e<sup>–</sup> mechanism
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