The Developing Concept of Bifunctional Catalysis with Transition Metal N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes. Issue 10 (9th March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ramasamy, Balasubramaniyam; Ghosh, Prasenjit
• Is Part Of: European journal of inorganic chemistry. Issue 10(2016)
• Page Start: 1448
• Page End: 1465
• Publication Date: 2016-03-09
• Subjects: Homogeneous catalysis -- Bifunctional catalysis -- Carbenes; Chemistry, Inorganic -- Periodicals; Organometallic chemistry -- Periodicals; Bioinorganic chemistry -- Periodicals; Solid state chemistry -- Periodicals; 546
• DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201501429
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1434-1948

Abstract

Abstract: Though N‐heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have long become popular as ligands of choice in transition metal mediated homogeneous catalysis, their related utility in bifunctional catalysis remains surprisingly overlooked. Conceptually more challenging, the bifunctional catalysis requires synchronous activations of substrates at complementary active‐sites of a carefully crafted catalyst architecture, and which has been successfully realized in a number of interesting NHC‐based bifucntional catalysts in recent times. The microreview summarizes the latest developments of this emerging area of the NHC‐based bifunctional catalysis by looking into the underlying commonality existing behind these catalytic transformations from a mechanistic perspective. Abstract : A developing concept of the bifunctional catalysis with transition metal N‐heterocyclic carbene complexes is highlighted in this microreview based on its utility in a growing number of homogeneously catalyzed transformations.