The demand for novel efficient and environmentally sustainable chemo, regio- and stereoselective catalyst systems for the oxidation of organic substrates is continuously growing in line with toughening economic and environmental constraints. This book addresses these issues; it consists of eleven chapters written by world-recognized experts in green and sustainable oxidation catalysis. The most urgent and challenging topics, in the judgment of the editor, such as green asymmetric epoxidations, sulfoxidatiuons, C-H oxidations; oxidation catalysis by polyoxometalates and oxidations in non-conventional solvents, etc. have been critically reviewed in this book. Both fundamental aspects, such as catalysts design, catalytic properties, nature of catalytically active sites and reaction mechanisms, and practical outlook of the oxidations have been addressed by the authors. The book appeals to a broad readership, particularly graduate students, employees of universities and research organizations, and industrial researchers, particularly those working in the areas of homogeneous oxidation catalysis, asymmetric synthesis, organocatalysis, sustainable catalytic processes and green chemistry, mechanisms of catalytic reactions, synthesis of bioactive compounds, biomimetic chemistry, etc. Konstantin Bryliakov is Leading Researcher at the Boreskov Institute of Catalysis. In 2016, he was elected Honorary Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

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Metal-catalyzed Oxidation of CH Compounds with Peroxides in Unconventional Solvents.- Low temperature catalytic selective oxidation of methane to methanol.- Recent progress in selective oxidations with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by polyoxometalates.- Recent Developments in the Catalytic Asymmetric Sulfoxidation Reactions.- NonCovalent Organocatalytic Approach in the Asymmetric Epoxidation of Electron-Poor Alkenes: Recent Developments.- Green Oxidative Kinetic Resolutions of Secondary Alcohols.- Asymmetric epoxidation catalyzed by biologically inspired non heme iron catalysts and hydrogen peroxide.- Recent advances in bioinspired asymmetric epoxidations with hydrogen peroxide.- Organometallic CH oxidation with O2 mediated by soluble group 10 metal complexes.- Direct CH Oxidation of Aromatic Substrates in the Presence of Biomimetic Iron Complexes.- Catalytic Asymmetric CH Oxidation with H2O2 and O2.