Homogeneous catalysis for sustainable energy: hydrogen and methanol economies, fuels from biomass, and related topics

A Kumar, P Daw, D Milstein - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
As the world pledges to significantly cut carbon emissions, the demand for sustainable and
clean energy has now become more important than ever. This includes both production and …

Strategies and mechanisms of metal–ligand cooperativity in first-row transition metal complex catalysts

MR Elsby, RT Baker - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of metal–ligand cooperation (MLC) by transition metal bifunctional catalysts has
emerged at the forefront of homogeneous catalysis science. Specially designed ligands can …

Chiral tridentate ligands in transition metal-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation

H Wang, J Wen, X Zhang - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Asymmetric hydrogenation (AH) of double bonds has been one of the most effective
methods for the preparation of chiral molecules and for the synthesis of important chiral …

Metal–ligand cooperation

JR Khusnutdinova, D Milstein - … Chemie International Edition, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Metal–ligand cooperation (MLC) has become an important concept in catalysis by transition
metal complexes both in synthetic and biological systems. MLC implies that both the metal …

Hydrogenative depolymerization of nylons

A Kumar, N von Wolff, M Rauch, YQ Zou… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The widespread crisis of plastic pollution demands discovery of new and sustainable
approaches to degrade robust plastics such as nylons. Using a green and sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Homogeneously catalyzed acceptorless dehydrogenation of alcohols: A progress report

M Trincado, J Bösken, H Grützmacher - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Catalytic dehydrogenation of alcohols represents an attractive approach for future
applications as hydrogen storage systems and clean synthesis of fine chemicals. Herein, an …

Pincer‐type complexes for catalytic (De) hydrogenation and transfer (De) hydrogenation reactions: recent progress

S Werkmeister, J Neumann, K Junge… - … –A European Journal, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Pincer complexes are becoming increasingly important for organometallic chemistry and
organic synthesis. Since numerous applications for such catalysts have been developed in …

Homogeneous catalysis by manganese‐based pincer complexes

M Garbe, K Junge, M Beller - European Journal of Organic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Base‐metal catalysis, especially with non‐noble‐metal pincer‐type catalysts, is increasingly
used in organic synthesis and thus becoming more and more important for organometallic …

Lutidine‐based chiral pincer manganese catalysts for enantioselective hydrogenation of ketones

L Zhang, Y Tang, Z Han, K Ding - Angewandte Chemie, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A series of MnI complexes containing lutidine‐based chiral pincer ligands with modular and
tunable structures has been developed. The complex shows unprecedentedly high activities …

Recent Advances in Catalysis with Transition‐Metal Pincer Compounds

H Valdés, MA García‐Eleno… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Pincer complexes are useful tools for organic synthesis. Their high stability and easy
functionalization have allowed the development of novel catalytic systems that have had a …