First-row transition metal (de) hydrogenation catalysis based on functional pincer ligands

L Alig, M Fritz, S Schneider - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The use of 3d metals in de/hydrogenation catalysis has emerged as a competitive field with
respect to “traditional” precious metal catalyzed transformations. The introduction of …

Late-metal catalysts for ethylene homo-and copolymerization

SD Ittel, LK Johnson, M Brookhart - Chemical Reviews, 2000 - ACS Publications
Polyolefins are a multibillion dollar a year industry with worldwide production in excess of
160 billion pounds and polyethylene alone in excess of 100 billion pounds. Despite this size …

Advances in non-metallocene olefin polymerization catalysis

VC Gibson, SK Spitzmesser - Chemical reviews, 2003 - ACS Publications
The field of olefin polymerization catalysis has experienced a phenomenal acceleration in
research activity over the past 5 years, with many academic and industrial research …

Bis (imino) pyridines: Surprisingly reactive ligands and a gateway to new families of catalysts

VC Gibson, C Redshaw, GA Solan - Chemical reviews, 2007 - ACS Publications
It has been almost a decade since sterically demanding bis (arylimino) pyridine ligands,[2, 6-
(ArNdCR) 2C5H3N](1)(Figure 1), were found to impart late transition metals, especially iron …

Progression of diiminopyridines: from single application to catalytic versatility

Z Flisak, WH Sun - Acs Catalysis, 2015 - ACS Publications
Diiminopyridyl metal complexes, first characterized several decades ago, found practical
application in 1998 when they were used as precatalysts in coordinative ethylene …

Ethylene oligomerization, homopolymerization and copolymerization by iron and cobalt catalysts with 2, 6-(bis-organylimino) pyridyl ligands

C Bianchini, G Giambastiani, IG Rios… - Coordination chemistry …, 2006 - Elsevier
In this review are highlighted the key advances that have occurred in the discovery and
development of 2, 6-bis (imino) pyridyl iron (II) and cobalt (II) catalysts for the transformation …

Understanding the reactivity of transition metal complexes involving multiple spin states

JN Harvey, R Poli, KM Smith - Coordination chemistry reviews, 2003 - Elsevier
In coordination chemistry, many reactions involve several electronic states, in particular
states of different spin. This phenomenon of 'Multiple-State Reactivity'has been recognized …

DFT computation of relative spin-state energetics of transition metal compounds

N Kaltsoyannis, JE McGrady, JN Harvey - Principles and applications of …, 2004 - Springer
DFT is often used to predict the energetics of transition metal compounds. In particular,
energy differences between states of different spin are of great interest. This review …

Participation of the α, α '-diiminopyridine ligand system in reduction of the metal center during alkylation

H Sugiyama, G Aharonian, S Gambarotta… - Journal of the …, 2002 - ACS Publications
The reaction of {[2, 6-(i-Pr) 2PhN C (Me)] 2 (C5H3N)} MnCl2 with alkylating agents formed a
dinuclear Mn (I) derivative via ligand reductive coupling. In the case of the trivalent Cr …

Oligomerisation of Ethylene to Linear α‐Olefins by new Cs‐ and C1‐Symmetric [2,6‐Bis(imino)pyridyl]iron and ‐cobalt Dichloride Complexes

C Bianchini, G Mantovani, A Meli… - European Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
A new family of Cs‐and C1‐symmetric 2, 6‐bis (imino) pyridyl ligands has been synthesised.
These ligands, which differ from their known counterparts in the contemporaneous presence …