This tutorial review showcases recent (2015–2021) work describing ligand construction as it
relates to the design of secondary coordination spheres (SCSs). Metalloenzymes, for …

The make-up of a secondary coordination environment can regulate substrate reactivity and
product selectivity at a metal-containing active site. As a development in this area, many …

Two borane-functionalized bidentate phosphine ligands that vary in tether length have been
prepared to examine cooperative metal–substrate interactions. Ni (0) complexes react with …

An adaptive catalytic system that provides control over the nitroarene hydrogenation network
to prepare a wide range of aniline and hydroxylamine derivatives is presented. This system …

Metal‐ligand cooperation has emerged as a versatile tool for substrate activation in
chemical reactivity. Herein, we provide the synthesis and characterization of a monoboranyl …

Diphosphines have taken on a dominant role as supporting ligands in transition-metal
chemistry. Here, we describe complexes of the type [Cp* Fe (diphosphine)(X)](X= Cl, H) …

Oxidative addition represents a critical elementary step in myriad catalytic transformations.
Here, the importance of thoughtful ligand design cannot be overstated. In this work, we …

Ligand design represents a central tenet of synthetic chemistry, wherein simple modification
can lead to major differences in reactivity. Herein, we describe the preparation of two bis …

Bis (1-bora-4-phosphorinane) metal complexes have been synthesized using a Cp* M-
protecting (M= FeIICl, CoI, Cp*= C5Me5−) strategy and structurally authenticated by NMR …

Herein, we report the first example of a 'tucked-in'iron diphosphine complex, formed through
deprotonation of a Cp*–(C3)(Cp*= C5Me5−) group by n-butyllithium. The reactivity of this …