Transition Metal Catalysis Controlled by Hydrogen Bonding in the Second Coordination Sphere.

ABSTRACT: Transition metal catalysis is of utmost importance for the development of sustainable processes in academia and industry. The activity and selectivity of metal complexes are typically the result of the interplay between ligand and metal properties. As the ligand can be chemically altered, a large research focus has been on ligand development. More recently, it has been recognized that further control over activity and selectivity can be achieved by using the "second coordination sphere", which can be seen as the region beyond the direct coordination sphere of the metal center. Hydrogen bonds appear to be very useful interactions in this context as they typically have sufficient strength and directionality to exert control of the second coordination sphere, yet hydrogen bonds are typically

SUBMITTER: Reek JNH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9335700 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature