Catalysis without Precious Metals

Written for chemists in industry and academia, this ready reference and handbook summarizes recent progress in the field, pointing to how new catalysts may ultimately supplant the use of precious metals in some types of reactions, while highlighting the remaining challenges.

Spis treści:
Catalysis Involving the H∗ Transfer Reactions of First–Row Transition Metals
Catalytic Reduction of Dinitrogen to Ammonia by Molybdenum
Molybdenum and Tungsten Catalysts for Hydrogenation, Hydrosilylation and Hydrolysis
Modern Alchemy: Replacing Precious Metals with Iron in Catalytic Alkene and Carbonyl Hydrogenation Reactions
Olefin Oligomerizations and Polymerizations Catalyzed by Iron and Cobalt Complexes Bearing Bis(imino)pyridine Ligands
Cobalt and Nickel Catalyzed Reactions Involving C–H and C–N Activation Reactions
A Modular Approach to the Development of Molecular Electrocatalysts for H2 Oxidation and Production Based on Inexpensive Metals
Nickel–Catalyzed Reductive Couplings and Cyclizations
Copper–Catalyzed Ligand Promoted Ullmann–Type Coupling Reactions
Copper–Catalyzed Azide–Alkyne Cycloaddition (CuAAC)
?Frustrated Lewis Pairs?: A Metal–Free Strategy for Hydrogenation Catalysis


Nota biograficzna:
Morris Bullock is a Laboratory Fellow at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington, having moved there in 2006 after 21 years at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Long Island, New York. He has served on many editorial advisory boards. His research interests focus on reactivity of metal hydrides, including proton transfer, hydride transfer, and hydrogen atom transfer reactions, and the development of molecular catalysts based on these reactions.