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Chapter 26: Catalysis and Scope of the Hydroamination of Non-activated CC Multiple Bonds -- 26.1 Introduction -- 26.2 Rare-Earth and Actinide Metals as Hydroamination Catalysts -- 26.3 Hydroamination Catalysts Based on Group 4/5 Metals -- 26.4 Hydroamination Catalysts Based on Alkaline-Earth Metals -- 26.5 Late Transition-Metal Complexes as Homogeneous Hydroamination Catalysts -- 26.6 Heterogeneous and Immobilized Hydroamination Catalysts -- 26.7 Brønsted Acid Catalyzed Hydroamination of Alkenes and Alkynes -- 26.8 Base-Catalyzed Hydroamination -- 26.9 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 27: Catalytic Amide Bond Forming Methods -- 27.1 Amidation of Carboxylic Acids -- 27.2 Transamidation -- 27.3 Amidation of Esters -- 27.4 Amidation of Aldehydes (Without Oxime Intermediates) -- 27.5 Amidation of Alcohols -- 27.6 Amidation of Nitriles -- 27.7 Oxime/Oxime Intermediates to Amides -- 27.8 Aminocarbonylations -- 27.9 Miscellaneous Amidations -- 27.10 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 28: Synthesis of Heterocycles by Pd-catalyzed and Pd-catalysis Initiated Multi-component Reactions -- 28.1 Introduction -- 28.2 MCR by Insertion of Allenes -- 28.3 MCR by Insertion of Carbon Monoxide -- 28.4 MCR by Insertion of Alkenes and Alkynes -- 28.5 MCR by Initial Sonogashira Alkynylation -- 28.6 MCR by Carbonylative Sonogashira Alkynylation -- 28.7 MCR by Catalytic Enamine Generation and Arylation -- 28.8 Conclusion -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 29: Metal-Catalyzed Baeyer-Villiger Oxidations -- 29.1 Introduction -- 29.2 Oxidation of Cyclobutanones -- 29.3 Oxidation of Other Ketones -- 29.4 BV in Water -- 29.5 Organic and Heterogeneous Catalysis -- 29.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 30: Dihydroxylations of Olefins and Related Reactions -- 30.1 Introduction -- 30.2 Osmium -- 30.3 Ruthenium -- 30.4 Iron