Indenylmetal Catalysis in Organic Synthesis.
Synthetic organic chemists have a long-standing appreciation for transition metal cyclopentadienyl complexes, of which many have been used as catalysts for organic transformations. Much less well known are the contributions of the benzo-fused relative of the cyclopentadienyl ligand, the indenyl ligand, whose unique properties have in many cases imparted differential reactivity in catalytic processes toward the synthesis of small molecules. In this Review, we present examples of indenylmetal complexes in catalysis and compare their reactivity to their cyclopentadienyl analogues, wherever possible.
Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305-5080, USA.
Barry M
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Trost
Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305-5080, USA.
Michael C
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Ryan
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D007192:Indenes; D008024:Ligands; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D054852:Small Molecule Libraries
coordination chemistry; cyclopentadienyl; indenyl; organic synthesis; organometallic chemistry