Nitrous oxide (N2O; ‘laughing gas’) is a powerful oxidant, but chemical transformations are hampered by the inert character of this gas. Recent advances in using N2O as an oxidant in metal-catalyzed reactions are discussed. The focus will be on reactions that occur under mild conditions in homogeneous solutions.
Paul Joseph Dyson, Mingyang Liu, Xiang Li, Yelin Hu, Matthias Beller