New directions in supramolecular transition metal catalysis.
Supramolecular chemistry has grown into a major scientific field over the last thirty years and has fueled numerous developments at the interfaces with biology and physics, clearly demonstrating its potential at a multidisciplinary level. Simultaneously, organometallic chemistry and transition metal catalysis have matured in an incredible manner, broadening the pallet of tools available for chemical conversions. The interface between supramolecular chemistry and transition metal catalysis has received surprisingly little attention. It provides, however, novel and elegant strategies that could lead to new tools in the search for effective catalysts, as well as the possibility of novel conversions induced by metal centres that are in unusual environments. This perspective describes new approaches to transition metal catalyst development that evolve from a combination of supramolecular strategies and rational ligand design, which may offer transition metal catalysts for future applications.
van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Matthew J
MJ
Wilkinson
Piet W N M
PW
van Leeuwen
Joost N H
JN
Reek
D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D002384:Catalysis; D015195:Drug Design; D008024:Ligands; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D028561:Transition Elements / Q000737:chemistry*
D008024:Ligands; D008670:Metals; D028561:Transition Elements