Electrochemical Generation of Transition Metal Catalysts

A very active field of research is the in situ generation of transition metal catalysts. After the fundamental work by Lehmkuhl et al. there have been very interesting new results 

Hydroformylation reactions can be catalyzed by electro-generated HCo(CO)4 and HCo(C03)PBu3 species Similarly, highly active catalysts for olefin metathesis can be obtained from WClg or MoClj Aluminum is used as anode material as it forms Aid, as the required Lewis acid. 

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