The fields covered in the Section “Catalysis in Organic and Polymer Chemistry” of Catalysts (ISSN: 2073-4344) are widely related to homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis and organic, organometallic, inorganic, and bioinorganic chemistry. The Section covers contributions in the following subjects, without being limited strictly to them:

(1) Catalytic organic transformations or new synthetic strategies for the synthesis of fine chemicals;

(2) Catalytic organic transformations or new synthetic strategies for polymer synthesis;

(3) Green and sustainable catalytic reactions and/or processes, including new reaction media and enriched atom utilization;

(4) Precision polymerization designed with new catalysts or efficient methods;

(5) Basics in the synthesis and reaction chemistry of new transition metal complexes for both efficient organic transformations and olefin polymerization;

(6) Mechanistic studies at the molecular level.

As all of our articles are published in an open access format, you can enjoy free and unlimited access to all of our journal’s publications. We welcome you to read Catalysts’ most cited papers from 2023 and 2024 in the “Catalysis in Organic and Polymer Chemistry” Section:

1. “A Review on the Green Synthesis of Benzimidazole Derivatives and Their Pharmacological Activities”
by Monica Nardi, Natividad Carolina Herrera Cano, Svilen Simeonov, Renata Bence, Atanas Kurutos, Rosa Scarpelli, Daniel Wunderlin and Antonio Procopio
Catalysts 2023, 13(2), 392; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020392
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/2/392

2. “Molecular Catalysts for OER/ORR in Zn–Air Batteries”
by Evgeny V. Rebrov and Peng-Zhao Gao
Catalysts 2023, 13(9), 1289; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13091289
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/9/1289

3. “Direct Catalytic Amidations from Carboxylic Acid and Ester Derivatives: A Review”
by Armand Taussat, Renata Marcia de Figueiredo and Jean-Marc Campagne
Catalysts 2023, 13(2), 366; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020366
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/2/366

4. “Use of Deep Eutectic Solvents in Plastic Depolymerization”
by Andrea Nicola Paparella, Serena Perrone, Antonio Salomone, Francesco Messa, Luciana Cicco, Vito Capriati, Filippo Maria Perna and Paola Vitale
Catalysts 2023, 13(7), 1035; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13071035
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/7/1035

5. “Applications of Hantzsch Esters in Organocatalytic Enantioselective Synthesis”
by Ana Maria Faisca Phillips and Armando J. L. Pombeiro
Catalysts 2023, 13(2), 419; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020419
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/2/419

6. “Bulky NHC–Cobalt Complex-Catalyzed Highly Markovnikov-Selective Hydrosilylation of Alkynes”
by Małgorzata Bołt and Patrycja Żak
Catalysts 2023, 13(3), 510; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13030510
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/3/510

7. “Nucleophilic Reactions Using Alkali Metal Fluorides Activated by Crown Ethers and Derivatives”
by Young-Ho Oh, Ju Gyeong Jeong, Dong Wook Kim and Sungyul Lee
Catalysts 2023, 13(3), 479; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13030479
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/3/479

8. “Comprehensive Overview of Homogeneous Gold-Catalyzed Transformations of π-Systems for Application Scientists”
by Ioannis Stylianakis and Antonios Kolocouris
Catalysts 2023, 13(6), 921; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13060921
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/6/921

9. “A Review on the Synthesis of Polypeptoids”
by Zhifeng Qiu, Min Zhang, Di Liu, Xiran Shen, Wencheng Zhou, Wenqi Liu, Jianwei Lu and Li Guo
Catalysts 2023, 13(2), 280; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020280
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/2/280

10. “Masuda Borylation–Suzuki Coupling (MBSC) Sequence: A One-Pot Process to Access Complex (hetero)Biaryls”
by Marco Kruppa and Thomas J. J. Müller
Catalysts 2023, 13(2), 350; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020350
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/2/350

11. “Recent Advances in Electrocatalytic Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid by Heterogeneous Catalysts”
by Zhiming Ma, Lei Wang, Guangyu Li and Tao Song
Catalysts 2024, 14(2), 157; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal14020157
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/14/2/157

If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about participating in cutting-edge research publications, please do not hesitate to contact the Section Managing Editors, Ms. Viola Zhou (viola.zhou@mdpi.com) and Dr. Stewart Li (stewart.li@mdpi.com).