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3d Transition Metals for C–H Activation

Year: 2018

Type: review

Abstract: C-H activation has surfaced as an increasingly powerful tool for molecular sciences, with notable applications to material sciences, crop protection, drug discovery, and pharmaceutical industries, among others. Despite major advances, the vast majority of these C-H functionalizations required precious 4d or 5d transition metal catalysts. Given the cost-effective and sustainable nature of earth-abundant first row transition metals, the development of less toxic, inexpensive 3d metal catalysts for C-H activation has gained considerable recent momentum as a significantly more environmentally-benign and economically-attractive alternative. Herein, we provide a comprehensive overview on first row transition metal catalysts for C-H activation until summer 2018.

Source: Chemical Reviews

DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00507

Authors: Parthasarathy Gandeepan, Thomas Müller, Daniel Zell, Gianpiero Cera, Svenja Warratz, Lutz Ackermann

Institution: University of Göttingen

Language: English

Topic: Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, FP7 Ideas: European Research Council

Award: Sustainable Catalytic C-H Bond Functionalization