Abstract
Apatites, minerals that are involved in numerous applications in chemistry, biochemistry and medicine have shown important catalytic properties and are emerging as powerful catalysts in various organic reactions (oxidation, C-C bond formation, cycloaddition, N-Arylation, epoxidation, water gas shift reaction, hydroformylation, CH4 coupling reaction….). Apatites, in which the composition and surface properties can be tuned by replacing anions or cations in their structures, leading to a large spectrum of compositions, can also be used as macroligands to support catalytic active centers. In this review we emphasize the creation of a large variety of modified apatites, and describe their structures and properties as well as their catalytic activities.
Keywords: Calcium-apatite, modified apatites, catalysis.
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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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