Issue 33, 2019

Low-coordinate first-row transition metal complexes in catalysis and small molecule activation

Abstract

Enforcing unusually low coordination numbers on transition metals with sterically demanding ligands has long been an area of interest for chemists. Historically, the synthesis of these challenging molecules has helped to elucidate fundamental principles of bonding and reactivity. More recently, there has been a move towards exploiting these highly reactive complexes to achieve a range of transformations using cheap, earth-abundant metals. In this Perspective, we will highlight selected examples of transition metal complexes with low coordination numbers that have been used in catalysis and the activation of small molecules featuring strong bonds (N2, CO2, and CO).

Graphical abstract: Low-coordinate first-row transition metal complexes in catalysis and small molecule activation

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
06 6 2019
Accepted
09 7 2019
First published
29 7 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Dalton Trans., 2019,48, 12365-12381

Low-coordinate first-row transition metal complexes in catalysis and small molecule activation

L. J. Taylor and D. L. Kays, Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 12365 DOI: 10.1039/C9DT02402F

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