Metal complex catalysts main group elements

Most of transmetalation between main group metal compounds and transition metal complexes leads to the formation of a transition metal-carbon bond. The reaction which causes alkyl or aryl ligand transfer from transition metal to main group element is much less common. Olefin polymerization catalyzed by a metallocene catalyst is sometimes accompanied by chain transfer caused by the transfer of the growing polymer end from Ti or Zr to an A1 compound that is used as the cocatalyst (Scheme 5.23) [139,140]. 

Ziegler-Natta-type catalysts are composed of complexes of the transition metals and organometallic compounds of the main group elements (usually those of groups 1, 2, and 13) MX +M R X where M is the transition metal of groups 3-10,... 

Fused catalysts allow the combination of compounds and elements in atomic dispersions which do not mix either in solution (e.g. oxides) or in the solid state. Melting provides the necessary means to generate an intimate, eventually atomically disperse distribution a carefully controlled solidification can preserve the mctastablc situation in the melt down to operation temperature. In the melt the preformation of molecules such as oxo complexes or alloy clusters can occur. The final short-range order of the catalyst is predetermined. Examples are alloys of noble metals with elements located in the main group sections or in... 

In comparison with classic Lewis acids derived from main group halides (e.g., B, Al, Sn), f-elements, and early transition metal halides, late transition metal Lewis acids often are more inert to ubiquitous impurities such as water, offer higher stability, tunable properties by ligand modification, and a well-defined structure and coordination chemistry, thus allowing detailed studies of reaction mechanisms, and a rational basis for catalyst optimization. Among this new class of late transition metal Lewis acids, ruthenium complexes - the subject of this chapter - display remarkable properties... 

Most commonly used chiral Lewis acids have been derived from main group and early transition series elements. An initial attempt at utilizing optically active catalysts of late transition metal complexes for the enantioselective addition of allyltributylstannane to aldehydes was made by Nuss and Rennels [30]. Employment of Rh(COD)[(-)-DIOP]BF4 (11) as a catalyst, however, resulted in only a small degree of asymmetric induction (17% ee). 

Ten of the 29 elements known to be necessary for human life are transition metals. ("Chemistry and Life," Section 2.7) These ten—V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mo, and Cd—owe flieir roles in living systems mainly to flieir ability to form complexes witii a variety of donor groups present in biological systems. Metal ions are integral parts of many enzymes, which are tiie body s catalysts. 

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