Redox Non-innocent Ligands Reactivity and Catalysis

Homogeneous and Supramolecular Catalysis Group, Van t Hoff Institute for Molecular Science (HIMS), University of Amsterdam (UvA), Science Park 904,1098, XH Amsterdam, 

Ligand Design in Metal Chemistry Reactivity and Catalysis, First Edition. Edited by Mark Stradiotto and Rylan J. Lundgren. 

This chapter gives an overview of different types of redox active ligands and the above mentioned four different application strategies. The number of publications on this concept is growing rapidly, especially over the past few years. Some excellent reviews and essays on this subject have appeared recently a Forum issue of Inorganic Chemistry [4], a Special issue of the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry [5], a tutorial review article in ACS Catalysis [6] and some other reviews [7] have been used in this chapter as a basis for much of the older work on this subject. This chapter also includes relevant new examples in the field of reactive redox active ligands. 

2 Strategy I. Redox non-innocent ligands used to modify the Lewis acid-base properties of the metal 

In coordination chemistry and catalysis, the surrounding ligands have a strong influence on the overall electronics and catalytic reactivity of the complex. 

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