The present invention discloses an iron-based nitrogen doped graphene catalyst, process for preparation thereof and use of said catalyst in oxidant-free catalytic dehydrogenation of alcohols and amines to the corresponding carbonyl compounds, amines and N-heterocylic compounds with extraction of molecular hydrogen as the only by-product.

The present invention describes compounds and uses thereof in applications relating to absorption of electromagnetic energy. Preferred compounds are double bond-containing cyclic compounds capable of absorbing electromagnetic radiation energy and having improved photostability due to the presence and location of one or more fluorine groups in relation to the double bond of the ring.

The present invention describes compounds and uses thereof in applications relating to absorption of electromagnetic energy. Preferred compounds are double bond-containing cyclic compounds capable of absorbing electromagnetic radiation energy and having improved photostability due to the presence and location of one or more fluorine groups in relation to the double bond of the ring.

The present disclosure relates in part to novel complexes of unsymmetrical N-heterocylic carbene (NHC) ligands and group 10 or 11 metals. The present disclosure further relates to methods of electrophilic functionalization of alkynes and/or nitriles using the NHC catalysts described herein.

The present disclosure relates in part to novel complexes of unsymmetrical N-heterocylic carbene (NHC) ligands and group 10 or 11 metals. The present disclosure further relates to methods of electrophilic functionalization of alkynes and/or nitriles using the NHC catalysts described herein.

Methods of synthesis of hypervalent iodine reagents and methods for oxidation of organic compounds are disclosed.

Methods of synthesis of hypervalent iodine reagents and methods for oxidation of organic compounds are disclosed.

The present invention relates to sulfonium salts of formula (I): (I), their preparation, and utility as precursors for preparing functionalized organic compounds, wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different and each is independently selected from an optionally substituted aryl group, an optionally substituted alkynyl group, an optionally substituted alkenyl group, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted cycloalkyl group, an optionally substituted cycloalkenyl group, an optionally substituted aralkyl group, an optionally substituted arylalkenyl group, an optionally substituted heteroaryl group, an optionally substituted heterocyclyl group, an optionally substituted amine, an optionally substituted alkoxy group, an optionally substituted thioether group, an optionally substituted phosphine group, an optionally substituted boron species, an optionally substituted carbene, an organometallic moiety, and a halide, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are joined together to form an optionally substituted sulfur-containing ring; W is a bond, an optionally substituted alkynylene group, an optionally substituted alkenylene group, and optionally substituted alkylene group, an optionally substituted heterocyclyl group, an optionally substituted aryl group or an optionally substituted heteroaryl group; R.sub.3 is a moiety comprising at least one basic group, provided that when R.sub.3 does not contain any carbon atoms, W is not a bond; X is an anionic species; and n is an integer selected from 1 to 5. ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to sulfonium salts of formula (I): (I), their preparation, and utility as precursors for preparing functionalized organic compounds, wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different and each is independently selected from an optionally substituted aryl group, an optionally substituted alkynyl group, an optionally substituted alkenyl group, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted cycloalkyl group, an optionally substituted cycloalkenyl group, an optionally substituted aralkyl group, an optionally substituted arylalkenyl group, an optionally substituted heteroaryl group, an optionally substituted heterocyclyl group, an optionally substituted amine, an optionally substituted alkoxy group, an optionally substituted thioether group, an optionally substituted phosphine group, an optionally substituted boron species, an optionally substituted carbene, an organometallic moiety, and a halide, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are joined together to form an optionally substituted sulfur-containing ring; W is a bond, an optionally substituted alkynylene group, an optionally substituted alkenylene group, and optionally substituted alkylene group, an optionally substituted heterocyclyl group, an optionally substituted aryl group or an optionally substituted heteroaryl group; R.sub.3 is a moiety comprising at least one basic group, provided that when R.sub.3 does not contain any carbon atoms, W is not a bond; X is an anionic species; and n is an integer selected from 1 to 5. ##STR00001##

The present disclosure provides a process for the preparation of velpatasvir intermediates. The intermediates may be further converted to velpatasvir or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.