ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
10(2), P. 1621 - 1627
Published: Dec. 18, 2019
The
direct
conversion
of
feedstock
chemicals
into
value-added
products
is
broad
interest
in
chemical
research.
Herein,
we
present
a
regioselective
and
diastereoselective
three-component
dialkylation
1,3-dienes
with
Hantzsch
esters
aldehydes
for
the
synthesis
homoallylic
alcohols.
reaction
enabled
by
dual
photoredox
chromium
catalysis
can
also
be
performed
enantioselectively
employing
chromium-bisoxazoline
complexes.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
119(4), P. 2192 - 2452
Published: Nov. 27, 2018
C–H
activation
has
surfaced
as
an
increasingly
powerful
tool
for
molecular
sciences,
with
notable
applications
to
material
crop
protection,
drug
discovery,
and
pharmaceutical
industries,
among
others.
Despite
major
advances,
the
vast
majority
of
these
functionalizations
required
precious
4d
or
5d
transition
metal
catalysts.
Given
cost-effective
sustainable
nature
earth-abundant
first
row
metals,
development
less
toxic,
inexpensive
3d
catalysts
gained
considerable
recent
momentum
a
significantly
more
environmentally-benign
economically-attractive
alternative.
Herein,
we
provide
comprehensive
overview
on
until
summer
2018.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
141(18), P. 7223 - 7234
Published: April 11, 2019
Recent
advances
in
organic
chemistry
and
materials
have
enabled
the
porosity
of
new
to
be
accurately
controlled
on
nanometer
scale.
In
this
context,
metal-organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
rapidly
become
one
most
attractive
classes
solid
supports
currently
under
investigation
heterogeneous
catalysis.
Their
unprecedented
degree
tunability
gives
MOFs
chance
succeed
where
others
failed.
The
past
decade
has
witnessed
an
exponential
growth
complexity
structures.
with
a
variety
topologies
pore
sizes
show
excellent
stability
across
wide
ranges
pH
temperature.
Even
insertion
defects,
alter
MOF's
properties
predictable
manner,
commonplace.
However,
research
catalysis
been
sluggish
catching
up
modern
trends
chemistry.
Relevant
issues
such
as
enantioselective
processes,
C-H
activation,
or
olefin
metathesis
are
still
rarely
discussed.
Perspective,
we
highlight
meritorious
examples
that
tackle
important
from
contemporary
synthesis,
provide
fair
comparison
existing
catalysts.
Some
these
MOF
catalysts
already
outcompete
state-of-the-art
homogeneous
solutions.
For
others,
improvements
may
required,
but
they
merit
aiming
for
bigger
challenge.
Furthermore,
also
identify
some
areas
likely
make
difference,
by
addressing
unmet
needs
instead
trying
excel.
Finally,
strongly
advocate
rational
design
catalysts,
founded
deep
mechanistic
understanding
events
taking
place
inside
pore.
Bioactive Materials,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
4, P. 56 - 70
Published: Dec. 21, 2018
Recently,
the
fabrication
methods
of
orthopedic
implants
and
devices
have
been
greatly
developed.
Additive
manufacturing
technology
allows
production
complex
structures
with
bio-mimicry
features,
has
potential
to
overcome
limitations
conventional
methods.
This
review
explores
open-cellular
structural
design
for
porous
metal
implant
applications,
in
relation
mechanical
properties,
biocompatibility,
biodegradability.
Several
types
additive
techniques
including
selective
laser
sintering,
melting,
electron
beam
are
discussed
different
applications.
through
powder
bed
fusion
shows
great
high-quality
implants.
However,
technique
still
faces
two
major
challenges:
it
is
high
cost
time-consuming.
In
addition,
triply
periodic
minimal
surface
(TPMS)
also
analyzed
this
paper,
targeting
an
enhanced
biomorphic
environment.
Science,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
369(6505)
Published: Aug. 14, 2020
Making
chemistry
less
precious
Much
of
modern
relies
on
catalysis
by
metals
such
as
platinum,
palladium,
and
rhodium.
By
contrast,
more
abundant
iron
copper
suffice
in
biochemistry.
Bullock
et
al.
review
the
opportunities
presented
from
study
enzymes
to
shift
balance
synthetic
catalysts
further
toward
use
these
metals.
Whether
modifying
themselves
or
designing
ligand
support
architectures
that
take
advantage
cheaper
metals'
characteristic
electron
transfer
properties,
recent
work
points
substantial
progress.
Science
,
this
issue
p.
eabc3183
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
119(4), P. 2453 - 2523
Published: Oct. 30, 2018
Computational
chemistry
provides
a
versatile
toolbox
for
studying
mechanistic
details
of
catalytic
reactions
and
holds
promise
to
deliver
practical
strategies
enable
the
rational
in
silico
catalyst
design.
The
reactivity
nontrivial
electronic
structure
effects,
common
systems
based
on
3d
transition
metals,
introduce
additional
complexity
that
may
represent
particular
challenge
standard
computational
strategies.
In
this
review,
we
discuss
challenges
capabilities
modern
methods
reaction
mechanisms
promoted
by
metal
molecular
catalysts.
Particular
focus
will
be
placed
ways
addressing
multiconfigurational
problem
calculations
role
expert
bias
utilization
available
methods.
development
density
functionals
designed
address
metals
is
also
discussed.
Special
emphasis
account
solvation
effects
multicomponent
nature
systems.
This
followed
an
overview
recent
studies
processes
catalysts
metals.
Cases
involve
noninnocent
ligands,
systems,
metal-ligand
metal-metal
cooperativity,
as
well
modeling
complex
such
metal-organic
frameworks
are
presented.
Conventionally,
heavily
dependent
chemical
intuition
input
researcher.
Recent
developments
advanced
automated
path
analysis
hold
eliminating
human-bias
from
catalysis
studies.
A
brief
these
approaches
presented
final
section
review.
paper
closed
with
general
concluding
remarks.
Bioactive Materials,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
6(4), P. 1083 - 1106
Published: Oct. 15, 2020
Polyurethanes
(PUs)
are
a
major
family
of
polymers
displaying
wide
spectrum
physico-chemical,
mechanical
and
structural
properties
for
large
range
fields.
They
have
shown
suitable
biomedical
applications
used
in
this
domain
since
decades.
The
current
variety
biomass
available
has
extended
the
diversity
starting
materials
elaboration
new
biobased
macromolecular
architectures,
allowing
development
PUs
with
advanced
such
as
controlled
biotic
abiotic
degradation.
In
frame,
tunable
devices
been
successfully
designed.
PU
structures
precise
tissue
biomimicking
can
be
obtained
adequate
adhesion,
proliferation
differentiation
many
cell's
types.
Moreover,
smart
shape-memory
adjustable
shape-recovery
demonstrated
promising
results
wound
healing.
fossil-based
substitution
implants
is
slowly
improving,
nonetheless
better
renewable
contents
need
to
achieved
most
obtain
certifications.
After
presentation
some
generalities
an
understanding
biomaterial
structure-biocompatibility
relationship,
recent
developments
non-implantable
well
short-
long-term
described
detail
review
compared
more
conventional
structures.
Organometallics,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
38(1), P. 36 - 46
Published: Oct. 4, 2018
As
companies
grow
ever
more
mindful
of
the
sustainability
aspects
their
products
and
supply
chains,
an
increasing
focus
on
environmental
impact
pharmaceutical
manufacture
spurs
innovation
from
chemists
who
support
this
industry.
Metal
catalysis
has
potential
to
greatly
enhance
products,
leading
shorter
efficient
synthetic
routes
direct
access
single
stereoisomeric
products.
This
perspective
article
seeks
highlight
a
number
important
considerations
for
design
new
improved
sustainable
metal-catalyzed
transformations
in
order
facilitate
rapid
adoption
by
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
50(1), P. 243 - 472
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
The
promising
aspects
of
iron
in
synthetic
chemistry
are
being
explored
for
three-four
decades
as
a
green
and
eco-friendly
alternative
to
late
transition
metals.
This
present
review
unveils
these
rich
iron-chemistry
towards
different
transformations.