In industries and academic laboratories, several late transition metal-catalyzed prerequisite
reactions are widely performed during single and multistep synthesis. However, besides the …

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 …

The last two decades have seen an impressive improvement of the use of iron as a
fascinating and valuable alternative transition metal in homogeneous catalysis in terms of …

Cobalt has become increasingly attractive in homogeneous catalysis because of its unique
characteristics and outstanding catalytic performance in addition to being cheap and earth …

Transition metal hydrides play a critical role in stoichiometric and catalytic transformations.
Knowledge of free energies for cleaving metal hydride bonds enables the prediction of …

The demand for economical and environmentally benign catalysts for important chemical
transformations has recently initiated great efforts on nonprecious metal-catalyzed …

Activation of dinitrogen plays an important role in daily anthropogenic life, and the processes
by which this fixation occurs have been a longstanding and significant research focus within …

Since the mid 2000's, the incorporation of Lewis acid moieties in ligands for transition metals
has been studied extensively. So-called ambiphilic ligands were shown to possess rich and …

Bond activation and catalysis are central to the development of a sustainable energy system.
Frustrated Lewis Pairs have conceptually revolutionized the activation of inert chemical …

Conspectus In recent years, interest in homogeneous manganese catalyst development has
intensified because of the earth-abundant and nontoxic nature of this metal. Although …