Formation of ArF from LPdAr(F): Catalytic Conversion of Aryl Triflates to Aryl Fluorides

Donald A. Watson, Mingjuan Su, Georgiy Teverovskiy, Yong Zhang, Jorge García-Fortanet, Tom Kinzel, Stephen L. Buchwald
Science 2009, 325, 1661
and the following describes formation of cyclohexanone from phenol by Pd catalytic conversion:
Selective Phenol Hydrogenation to Cyclohexanone Over a Dual Supported Pd–Lewis Acid Catalyst
Huizhen Liu, Tao Jiang,* Buxing Han,* Shuguang Liang, Yinxi Zhou
Science 2009, 326, 1250
and another industrially important hydrogenation carried out through recoverable solid nanoparticle catalyst in the form of emulsion:
Solid Nanoparticles that Catalyze Biofuel Upgrade Reactions at the Water/Oil Interface
Steven Crossley, Jimmy Faria, Min Shen, Daniel E. Resasco*
Science 2010, 327, 68