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

We begin with a brief historical review of the development of our understanding of the
normal ordering of nd orbitals of a transition metal interacting with ligands, the most common …

Nature employs a wide library of transient interaction to operate adaptively on various time
and length scales. Inspired by such elegant designs, combinations of different …

Biological systems provide attractive reactivity blueprints for the design of challenging
chemical transformations. Emulating the operating mode of natural systems may however …

Ligand design allows arranging ligand entities and functional groups in order to generate a
plethora of non-covalent interactions such as π stacking, H bridging, and Lewis acid-base …

To date, the copper complex with the tris (2-pyridylmethyl) amine (tmpa) ligand (Cu-tmpa)
catalyzes the ORR with the highest reported turnover frequency (TOF) for any molecular …

Incorporation of two 9-borabicyclo [3.3. 1] nonyl substituents within the secondary
coordination sphere of a pincer-based Fe (II) complex provides Lewis acidic sites capable of …

A new series of bifunctional Ru complexes with pendent Lewis acidic boranes were
prepared by late-stage modification of an active hydrogen-transfer catalyst. The appended …

Early work by Sauvage revealed that mechanical bonding alters the stability and redox
properties of their original catenane metal complexes. However, despite the importance of …

Modification of the classic terpyridine pincer ligand with pendent NHR (R= mesityl) groups
provides enhanced activity and stability in Ru-catalyzed dehydrogenation catalysis. These …