Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
A
series
of
four
original
phosphine-free
thioether-NHC
manganese
complexes
have
been
synthesised
and
fully
characterized.
These
applied
as
efficient
catalysts
for
the
hydrogenation
alkenes
ketones
at
room
temperature,
with
low
catalyst
loadings
(TON
up
to
900).
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
51(11), P. 4386 - 4464
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
The
emerging
field
of
organometallic
catalysis
has
shifted
towards
research
on
Earth-abundant
transition
metals
due
to
their
ready
availability,
economic
advantage,
and
novel
properties.
In
this
case,
manganese,
the
third
most
abundant
transition-metal
in
Earth's
crust,
emerged
as
one
leading
competitors.
Accordingly,
a
large
number
molecularly-defined
Mn-complexes
been
synthesized
employed
for
hydrogenation,
dehydrogenation,
hydroelementation
reactions.
regard,
catalyst
design
is
based
three
pillars,
namely,
metal-ligand
bifunctionality,
ligand
hemilability,
redox
activity.
Indeed,
developed
catalysts
not
only
differ
chelating
atoms
they
possess
but
also
working
principles,
thereby
different
turnover
numbers
product
molecules.
Hence,
critical
assessment
molecularly
defined
manganese
terms
atoms,
reaction
conditions,
mechanistic
pathway,
significant.
Herein,
we
analyze
complexes
catalytic
activity,
versatility
allow
multiple
transformations
routes
convert
substrates
target
This
article
will
be
helpful
get
significant
insight
into
design,
aiding
design.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
57(69), P. 8534 - 8549
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
Manganese
catalyzed
hydrogen
transfer
reactions
enabled
net
reductions
and
cascade
CC-
CN-bond
formation
reactions.
The
success
is
aided
by
multifunctional
ligand
design
namely
metal–ligand
bifunctionality,
hemilability,
redox
non-innocence.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
11(12), P. 7060 - 7069
Published: June 2, 2021
Controlling
the
selectivity
in
a
hydroamination
reaction
is
an
extremely
challenging
yet
highly
desirable
task
for
diversification
of
amines.
In
this
article,
selective
formal
anti-Markovnikov
allyl
alcohols
presented.
It
enables
versatile
synthesis
valuable
γ-amino
alcohol
building
blocks.
A
phosphine-free
Earth's
abundant
manganese(I)
complex
catalyzed
under
hydrogen-borrowing
conditions.
vast
range
aliphatic,
aromatic
amines,
drug
molecules,
and
natural
product
derivatives
underwent
successful
with
primary
secondary
allylic
excellent
functional
group
tolerance
(57
examples).
The
catalysis
could
be
performed
on
gram
scale
has
been
applied
molecules.
mechanistic
studies
revealed
metal–ligand
bifunctionality
as
well
hemilability
ligand
backbone
key
design
principle
success
catalysis.
Green Energy & Environment,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
8(4), P. 948 - 971
Published: April 5, 2022
Transfer
hydrogenation
(TH)
with
in
situ
generated
hydrogen
donor
is
of
great
importance
reduction
reactions,
and
an
alternative
strategy
to
traditional
processes
involving
pressurized
molecular
hydrogen.
Ammonia
borane
(NH3BH3,
AB)
a
promising
material
storage,
it
has
attracted
much
attention
reductive
organic
transformations
owing
its
high
activity,
good
atom
economy,
non-toxicity,
sustainability,
ease
transport
storage.
This
review
focuses
on
summarizing
the
recent
progress
AB-mediated
TH
reactions
diverse
substrates
including
nitro
compounds,
nitriles,
imines,
alkenes,
alkynes,
carbonyl
compounds
(ketones
aldehydes),
carbon
dioxide,
N-
O-heterocycles.
Syntheses
protocols
(metal-containing
metal-free),
effect
reaction
parameters,
product
distribution,
variation
reactivity
are
surveyed,
mechanism
each
action
mode
AB
as
well
structure-activity
relationships
discussed
detail.
Finally,
perspectives
presented
highlight
challenges
opportunities
for
AB-enabled
unsaturated
compounds.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
87(6), P. 3989 - 4000
Published: March 8, 2022
Herein,
we
demonstrated
Mn-catalyzed
selective
C-3
functionalization
of
indoles
with
alcohols.
The
developed
catalyst
can
also
furnish
bis(indolyl)methanes
from
the
same
set
substrates
under
slightly
modified
reaction
conditions.
Mechanistic
studies
reveal
that
is
going
via
a
borrowing
hydrogen
pathway.
To
highlight
practical
utility,
diverse
range
including
nine
structurally
important
drug
molecules
are
synthesized.
Furthermore,
introduced
one-pot
cascade
strategy
for
synthesizing
functionalized
directly
2-aminophenyl
ethanol
and
alcohol.
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
365(7), P. 948 - 964
Published: Feb. 18, 2023
Abstract
The
preparation
of
primary
amines
attracts
huge
attention
in
the
molecular
synthetic
community.
Indeed,
play
a
crucial
role
chemistry
as
they
are
important
substructures
amount
drug
molecules,
agrochemicals,
dyes
and
materials.
Compared
to
stoichiometric
reductions
using
metal
hydride
based
reagents,
catalyzed
reduction
nitroarenes,
nitriles
carboxamides
appears
be
an
attractive
option,
mainly
when
associated
first
row
transition
metals
such
manganese,
iron,
or
cobalt.
In
this
short
review,
we
illustrate
progress
achieved
homogeneous
hydrogenation,
hydrogen
transfer,
borrowing
hydrosilylation
carboxamides.
magnified
image