The alternating copolymers of carbon monoxide (CO) and vinyl arene monomers, namely
aromatic polyketones, are a family of attractive engineering plastic. In the catalytic synthesis …

The use of fluorinated alcohols as solvents, cosolvents or additives in homogeneous
catalysis is reviewed. The effect of these particular compounds on efficiency, regioselectivity …

In the past few years, supramolecular chemistry has led to new approaches in
homogeneous catalysis. While host-guest chemistry had already found applications in …

The synthesis of functionalized polyolefins through coordination–insertion polymerization is
a highly challenging reaction. The ideal catalyst, in addition to showing a high productivity …

CO/styrene copolymerization by α-diimine palladium catalysts is a promising method for
direct synthesis of polyketones. The effect of the catalyst backbone structure on CO/styrene …

Both symmetric and nonsymmetric bis (aryl) acenaphthenequinonediimine ligands, featured
by substituents in meta-positions of the aryl rings, have been applied for the first time as …

The properties of transition-metal catalysts are largely dominated by the direct environment
around the metal center, and traditionally the steric environment has been adjusted by …

A new nonsymmetric bis (aryl‐imino) acenaphthene (Ar‐BIAN) ligand, featured by a subtle
steric and electronic unbalance of the N‐donor atoms, is reported. With the new ligand and …

A series of palladium complexes were synthesized that comprise three sterically different C,
N-bidentate coordinating NHC-pyridine ligands (NHC= N-heterocyclic carbene). In one set …

Star polymers containing multiple arms joined at a central core have received extensive
research attention in the past decade due to their compact branching structures, spherical …