Board of Editors -- Chronology of Organic Reactions Catalysis Society Conferences -- Preface -- New Chemistry, Including Pulp Bleaching Processes, of the Golden-Aged, Water-Soluble Compound, Tris(hydroxymethyl) phosphine, B.R. James -- Design and Serendipity in the Discovery and Development of Homogeneous Catalysts for Organic Synthesis, J.F. Hartwig -- Asymmetric Hydrogenation of an Amino Acid Intermediate in the Synthesis of Complex Drug Targets: From Kinetic Modeling to Process Development, D.S. Hsieh, D. Lin, S.S.Y. Wang, R.O. Cann, J.B. Sausker, and S. Kiang -- Process Intensification. Continuous Two-Phase Catalytic Reactions in a Table-Top Centrifugal Contact Separator, G.N. Kraai, B. Schuur, F. van Zwol, R.M. Haak, A.J. Minnaard, B.L. Feringa, H.J. Heeres, and J.G. de Vries -- Application of Scavengers for the Removal of Palladium in Small Lot Manufacturing, A.M. Allgeier, E.E. Bunel, T. Correll, M. Dilmeghani, M. Faul, J. Milne, J. Murry, J. F. Payack, C. Scardino, B. J. Shaw, and X. Wang -- Large-Scale Synthesis of Thienobenzazepine Derivatives Using Two Efficient Metal Catalyzed Processes Telescoped: Nitro Reduction and Intramolecular Aminocarbonylation, W.G. Holloway, K. Takeuchi, M.L. Prunier, and A. Navarro -- Manufacture and Application of Asymmetric Hydrogenation Catalysts, L.T. Boulton, C.J. Cobley, I.C. Lennon, G.A. Meek, P.H. Moran, C. Praquin, and J.A. Ramsden -- Hydrogenation of Nitro-Substituted Acetophenones, S.D. Jackson, R. McEwan, and R.R. Spence -- Tuning Selectivity through the Support in the Hydrogenation of Citral over Copper Catalysts, I.V. Deliy, I.G. Danilova, I.L. Simakova, F. Zaccheria, N. Ravasio, and R. Psaro -- Improved Activity of Catalysts for the Production of Hydroxylamine, J.R. Blanton, T. Hara, K. Moebusand, and B. Chen -- A .Trans-Effect. in Carbon Double-Bond Hydrogenation, A.S. Canning, S.D. Jackson, A. Monaghan, R.R. Spence, and T. Wright -- Detailed Kinetic Analysis Reveals the True Reaction Path: Catalytic Hydrogenation, Hydrolysis and Isomerization of Lactose, T. Salmi, J. Kuusisto, J. Wrn, and J.-P. Mikkola -- Hydrogenation of a,-Unsaturated Aldehydes over Ir Catalysts Supported on Monolayers of Ti-Si and Nb-Si, J.J. Martnez, H. Rojas, G. Borda, and P. Reyes -- 4,6-Diamino Resorcinol by Hydrogenation, a Case Study, A, Tungler, Z, Trocsanyi, and L. Vida -- Novel Hydrogenolysis Route to Perfluoroalkyl Ethane Thiols, S.E. Jacobson, L. Abrams, G. Jones, L. Zhang, and J.F. White -- New Insight into the Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of Model Unsaturated Organic Compounds, J. Lessard, M. Obradovic, and G. Jerkiewicz -- Catalytic Reductive Alkylation of Aromatic and Alkyl Amines and Diamines over Sulfided and Unsulfided Platinum Group Metals, V. Arunajatesan, J.L. Morrow, and B. Chen -- Catalytic Synthesis of N,N-Dialkylglucamines, I. K. Meier, Mike E. Ford, and R. J. Goddard -- Simple Catalytic Synthesis of N,N.-Dialkyl-N,N.-di(1-deoxyglucityl) ethylenediamines, Sugar-Based Gemini Surfactants, M.E. Ford, C.P. Kretz, K.R. Lassila, R.P. Underwood, and I.K. Meier -- Anchored Wilkinson.s Catalyst: Comparison with the Homogeneous Catalyst and Supported Rhodium with Respect to Reaction Selectivity, S.K. Tanielyan, R.L. Augustine, N. Marin, and G. Alvez -- Synthesis of New Ligands for the Preparation of Combined Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysts, C. Pinel, S. Nol, K. Pan, C. Luo, and L. Djakovitch -- Assessing Catalyst Homogeneity/Heterogeneity via Application of Insoluble Metal Scavengers: Application to Heck and Suzuki Reactions, C.W. Jones and J.M. Richardson -- Unusual Isolated Pre-Catalyst Systems Using TaniaPhos/MandyPhos Ligands, O. Briel, A. Doppiu, R. Karch, C. Le Ret, R. Winde, and A. Rivas Nass -- New Developments in the Synthesis and Application of Chiral Phospholane Ligands, R. Kadyrov and J. Tarabocchia -- New Concepts in Designing Ruthenium-Based Second Generation Olefin Metathesis Catalysts and Their Application, R. Kadyrov, A. Rosiak, J. Tarabocchia, A. Szadkowska, M. Bieniek, and K. Grela -- Kinetic Implications Derived from Competitive Reactions: Buchwald-Hartwig Amination, A.C. Ferretti, J.S. Mathew, C. Brennan, and D.G. Blackmond -- A Highly Active and Reusable Catalyst for Suzuki Couplings: BaCe1-xPdxO3-x (0 < x = 0.1) 233, X. Ouyang, J. Li, R. Seshadri, and S.L. Scott -- Biphasic Hydroformylation of Higher Olefins, S.D. Dietz, C.M. Ohman, T.A. Scholten, S. Gebhard, and G. Srinivas -- Hydroformylation of 1-Butene on Rh Catalyst, A. Bernas, J. Ahlkvist, J. Wrn, P. Mki-Arvela, J. Lehtonen, T. Salmi, and D.Y. Murzin -- Innovative One-Pot Oxidation Method for the Synthesis of Bioproducts from Renewables, P. Gallezot and A.B. Sorokin -- A Process for the Production of Biodiesel from Non-Conventional Sources, P. Bondioli, L. Della Bella, N. Ravasio, and F. Zaccheria -- Heterogeneous Catalyst and Process for the Production of Biodiesel from High Free-Fatty Acid-Containing Feedstocks, R. Banavali, R.T. Hanlon, K. Jerabek, and A.K. Schultz -- Sustainable Biodiesel Production by Catalytic Reactive Distillation, A.A. Kiss and G. Rothenberg -- New Catalysts for the Hydrogenolysis of Glycerol and Sugar Alcohols, J.E. Holladay, J.F. White, T.H. Peterson, J.G. Frye, A.A. Oberg, L. Peerboom, D.J. Miller, and A.H. Zacher -- Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of Glycerol, M. Besson, L. Djakovitch, P. Gallezot, C. Pinel, A. Salameh, and M. Vospernik -- Development of Commercially Viable Thermomorphic Catalysts for Controlled Free Radical Polymerization, C.M. Older, S. Kristjansdottir, J.C. Ritter, W. Tam, and M.C. Grady -- Rhodium Catalyzed Carbonylation of Ethylene and Methanol in the Absence of Alkyl Halides Using Ionic Liquids, J.R. Zoeller, M.K. Moore, A.J. Vetter, A. Quillen, and T. Barnette -- Preparation and Characterization of Supported Amine Catalysts, B.A. Scruggs, S.L. Kilgore, S.L. Hruby, B.H. Shanks, and B.D. Chandler -- One-Pot Gas Phase Synthesis of 1,2-Methylenedioxybenzene, D.F. Impal, O. Piccolo, and A. Vaccari -- The Gas-Phase Ammoxidation of n-Hexane to Unsaturated C6 Dinitriles, Intermediates for Hexamethylenediamine Synthesis, N. Ballarini, A. Battisti, A. Castelli, F. Cavani, C. Lucarelli, P. Marion, P. Righi, and C. Spadoni -- TUD-1: A Generalized Mesoporous Catalyst Family for Industrial Applications, P.J. Angevine, A.M. Gaffney, Z. Shan, J.H. Koegler, and C.Y. Yeh -- Bifunctional Catalysis of Alkene Isomerization and Its Applications, D.B. Grotjahn, C. Larsen, G. Erdogan, J. Gustafson, A. Sharma, and R. Nair -- Investigation of Deactivation of Co-Salen Catalysts in the Hydrolytic Kinetic Resolution of Epichlorohydrin, S. Jain, X. Zheng, K. Venkatasubbaiah, C.W. Jones, M. Weck, and R.J. Davis -- A Comparison of the Reaction Mechanism for the Gas-Phase Methylation of Phenol with Methanol Catalyzed by Acid and by Basic Catalysts, N. Ballarini, F. Cavani, S. Guidetti, L. Maselli, A. Montaletti, S. Passeri, and S. Rovinetti -- In Situ ATR Study of Photocatalytic Dehydrogenation of Alcohols on Au and Pd Catalysts, D.D. Miller and S.S.C. Chuang -- Novel Hydride Transfer Catalysis for Carbohydrate Conversions, J.E. Holladay, H.M. Brown, A.M. Appel, and Z. C Zhang -- A Reasonable Parallel Screening System for Catalytic Multiphase Processes, T. Salmi, D. Murzin, Kari Ernen, P. Mki-Arvela, J.Wrn, N. Kumar, J. Villegas, and K. Arve -- Green Acylation of Aromatic Sulfonamides in Heterogeneous Catalysis, S.M. Coman, C. Stere, J. El Haskouri, D. Beltrn, P. Amors, and V.I. Parvulescu -- Synthesis of a, -Unsaturated Ketones, L.M. Gonzalez, A.L. Villa, C. Montes de C., and A.B. Sorokin -- Reaction Progress Kinetic Analysis: A Powerful Methodology for Streamlining Mechanistic Analysis of Complex Organic Reactions, N. Zotova, F. Valera, and D.G. Blackmond -- Dinuclear Copper(II) Complexes for Regioselective Glycoside Oxidation, S. Striegler -- Photocatalytic Oxidation of Alcohols on Pt/TiO2 and Nafion-Coated TiO2, F. Guzman, Z. Yu, and S.S.C. Chuang -- Enhanced Catalytic Oxidation Activity of a Dinuclear Catalyst Using Water as a Co-Solvent 473, M.G. Gichinga and S. Striegler -- Effect of the Oxidizing Agent and Catalyst Chirality on the Diastereoselective Epoxidation of R-(+)-Limonene, J.A. Cubillos, J. Reyes, A.L. Villa, and C. Montes de C -- The Dynamic Nature of Vanadyl Pyrophosphate, Catalyst for the Selective Oxidation of n-Butane to Maleic Anhydride, N. Ballarini, F. Cavani, E. Degli Esposti, D. De Santi, S. Luciani, F. Trifir, C. Cortelli, R. Leanza, G. Mazzoni, A. Brckner, and E. Bordes-Richard -- A Five-Week Teaching Laboratory at Wabash College Introduces Students to Independent, Original Research in the Field of Asymmetric Organocatalysis, P.R. LePlae, A.C. Oehler and C.M. Ridenour -- 2008 Murray Raney Award Lecture: The Scientific Design of Activated Nickel Catalysts for the Chemical Industry, D.J. Ostgard -- Author Index -- Keyword Index.