Pincer and Pincer-Type Complexes Applications in Organic Synthesis and Catalysis

Content: Preface        CATALYSIS BY PINCER COMPLEXES: SYNTHESIS OF ESTERS, AMIDES, AND PEPTIDES    Introduction and Background    Bond Activatio by Metal-Ligand Cooperation    Synthesis of Esters    Synthesis of Amides    Synthesis of Peptides from Beta-Amino Alcohols    Concluding Remarks        THE ROLE OF REDOX PROCESSES IN REACTIONS CATALYZED BY NICKEL AND PALLADIUM COMPLEXES WITH ANIONIC PINCER LIGANDS    Introduction    Pincer Complexes of Ni, Pd, and Pt in Oxidation States Different from II    Catalytic Reactions Involving Redox Processes in the Pincer-Metal Framework    Concluding Remarks        APPENDED FUNCTIONALITY IN PINCER LIGANDS    Introduction    Appended Functionality Coplanar with the Pincer Chelate    Appended Functionality Not Coplanar to the Pincer Chelate    Future Outlook and Summary        C-C, C-O, AND C-B BOND FORMATION BY PINCER COMPLEXES INCLUDING ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS    Introduction -    Pros and Cons of Using Pincer Complexes in Catalysis    Reaction of Imines and Isocyanoacetates    C-H Functionalization of Organonitriles    Reactions Involving Hypervalent Iodines    Summary and Outlook        NICKEL-CATALYZED CROSS-COUPLING REACTIONS    Introduction    Carbon-Carbon Bond-Forming Reactions    Carbon-Heteroatom Bond-Forming Reactions    Summary and Outlook        PSiP TRANSITION-METAL PINCER COMPLEXES: SYNTHESIS, BOND ACTIVATION, AND CATALYSIS    Introduction    PSiP Ligand Syntheses    Group 8 Metal PSiP Chemistry    Group 9 Metal PSiP Chemistry    Group 10 Metal PSiP Chemistry    Group 11 Metal PSiP Chemistry    Alternative Silyl Pincers    Summary        ELECTRONIC STRUCTURES OF REDUCED MANGANESE, IRON, AND COBALT COMPLEXES BEARING REDOX-ACTIVE BIS(IMINO)PYRIDINE PINCER LIGANDS    Introduction    Reduced Manganese, Iron, and Cobalt Complexes with Redox-Active Bis(imino)pyridines    Conclusions and Outlook        PINCER COMPLEXES WITH SATURATED FRAMEWORKS: SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATIONS    Introduction    Synthesis of the Ligands    Synthesis and Coordination Behavior of Carbometallated PC(sp3)P Complexes    Reactivity and Catalytic Applications of PC(sp3) Complexes        HEAVIER GROUP 14 ELEMENTS-BASED PINCER COMPLEXES IN CATALYTIC SYNTHETIC TRANSFORMATIONS OF UNSATURATED HYDROCARBONS    Introduction    Synthesis of Palladium Complexes Bearing PXP-Pincer Ligands (X=Si, Ge, Sn)    Hydrocarboxylation    Reductive Aldol Type Reaction    Dehydrogenative Borylation    Synthesis and Reaction of n2-(Si-H)Pd(0) Complex as an Equivalent to PSiP-Palladium Hydride Complexes    Conclusions        EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF PALLADIUM PINCER-CATALYZED C-C CROSS-COUPLING REACTIONS    C-C Cross-Coupling Reactions -    An Indispensable Tool for the Synthesis of Complex Organic Molecules    Palladium Pincer Complexes as C-C Cross-Coupling Catalysts    The Role of Palladium Pincer Complexes in Heck Reactions    Computational Investigations on the Thermal Feasibility of PdII/PdIV Cycles of Palladium Pincer-Catalyzed Heck Reactions    Theoretical Investigations on a Pincer-Catalyzed Negishi Cross-Coupling Reaction    Concluding Remarks        REACTIONS OF SQUARE-PLANAR d8 PINCER COMPLEXES WITH OXYGEN AN HYDROGEN    Introduction    Insertion of Molecular Oxygen into Late-Transition Metal Hydride Bonds    Hydrogenolysis of Late-Transition Metal Hydroxide and Alkoxide Complexes    Summary        Index