1. INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF REVIEW As one milestone in the history of
polymerization chemistry, the work of Ziegler and Natta has led to the rapid …

1.1. Inspired by Nature In many enzymes, such as ureases (Figure 1), two or more metal
centers are poised in close proximity to activate both electrophilic and nucleophilic …

It is often said that “time is money”. This is certainly true in a multistep synthesis when a high-
valued product or set of products is needed urgently. Fulfilling this need requires the …

Asymmetric organocatalysis has been successfully incorporated in many multistep one‐pot
sequences to provide simple access to structurally complex target molecules in a highly …

The concept of bifunctional catalysis, wherein both partners of a bimolecular reaction are
simultaneously activated, is very powerful for designing efficient asymmetric catalysts …

Conspectus Polyolefins are produced today catalytically on a vast scale, and the
manufactured polymers find use in everything from artificial limbs and food/medical …

Early Main Group Metal Catalysis gives a comprehensive overview of catalytic reactions in
the presence of group 1 and group 2 metals. Chapters are ordered to reaction type, contain …

Metallosalen complexes are able to catalyze several transformations via a bimetallic,
cooperative pathway. Various strategies to induce simultaneous activation by two metal …

The Curtius rearrangement is the thermal decomposition of an acyl azide derived from
carboxylic acid to produce an isocyanate as the initial product. The isocyanate can undergo …

The group 2 alkaline earth metals calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), and barium (Ba) are among
the most common elements on Earth, abundant in both the sea and the Earth's crust …