Mirzaee, Mahmood Norouzi, Adonis Amoli, and Azam Ashrafian

Mahdi Mirzaee, Mahmood Norouzi, Adonis Amoli, and Azam Ashrafian 

Department of Chemistry, Shahrood University, Shahrood, Iran 

Metal alkoxides have promising role in catalytic reactions. In this chapter, we briefly review the history, chciracteristics, cuid synthesis routes of metal alkoxide and then discuss some catalytic processes that are performed with them. These processes include polymerization of different olefin oxides and cyclic esters asymmetric reduction of aldehydes and ketones oxidation of sulfides and olefins and a variety of other asymmetric reactions. The rest of the chapter discusses the characteristics of these catalytic systems from different points of view. 

Keywords Metal alkoxide, catalytic organic reaction, ring opening polymerization, reduction, oxidation, addition, olefin oxide, cychc ester, 

Ashutosh Tiwari and Salam Titinchi (eds.) Advanced Catalytic Materials, (225 270) 2015 Scrivener Publishing LLC 

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