Abstract
A major challenge in chemistry is the design of catalysts that can carry out important chemical transformations with the extraordinary efficiency of enzymes. In many cases nature does this by making metals and hydrogen bonding groups to work cooperatively. This review provides a description of recent work inspired by nature where the combination of metal ions and hydrogen bonding groups has been used to enhance the properties of synthetic metal complexes in metal-mediated reactions. It covers a range of strategies, hydrogen bond types, effects and chemical transformations.
Keywords: Phosphodiester Bonds, phosphate ester cleavage, pyridine-based ligands, dioxygen adducts, Reduction
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Catalytic C-H bond activation as a tool for functionalization of heterocycles
The major topic is the functionalization of heterocycles through catalyzed C-H bond activation. The strategies based on C-H activation not only provide straightforward formation of C-C or C-X bonds but, more importantly, allow for the avoidance of pre-functionalization of one or two of the cross-coupling partners. The beneficial impact of ...read more
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