Ligand-ligated Ni-Al bimetallic catalysis for C-H and C-C bond activation
Yu-Xin Luan1, Mengchun Ye1,2
1State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
Abstract:
Compared with non-ligated Ni-Al bimetallic catalysis, bifunctional ligand-ligated Ni-Al bimetallic catalysis displays stronger synergism, not only affecting the electronic properties and steric hindrance of substrates, but also producing a directing effect for facile control of reactivity, site selectivity and enantioselectivity in the activation of C-H and C-C bonds. This review will give a brief summary of research advances in this field, highlighting the development of bifunctional ligands and their applications.
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