Methodology in Organometallics for Homogeneous Catalysis
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalysis in Organic and Polymer Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 447
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Homogenous catalysis is responsible for many significant developments in synthetic chemistry. Advances in organometallic and coordination chemistry during the last few decades have allowed scientists to design and synthesize new homogenous catalysts of important chemical reactions in the liquid phase.
Although there exist several drawbacks of homogenous catalysts, such as their decomposition via bimolecular pathways and separation of the products and reactants from the catalysts, their advantages, including good selectivity, high yield, and ability to operate at low temperatures, make them promising candidates. In other words, an ideal synthesis method should provide desired products in high selectivity, high yield, and in an environmentally friendly procedure, and homogeneous organometallic catalysis offers one of the most promising approaches for this purpose.
The design and development of novel homogenous catalysts requires broad knowledge of organometallic and coordination chemistry as well as the physicochemical properties of the reactants, products, and solvents. The usual development of methodology in organometallics for catalysis emphasizes the reaction type, metal centers, and organic functional groups.
Research findings focusing on the design, syntheses, and characterization of new organometallic and coordination compounds and their application in homogenous catalysis are of prime importance to this Special Issue. These include, but are not limited to, the following: the separation of catalysts, ionic liquid-phase catalysis, aqueous organometallic catalysis, computational and molecular dynamic studies, functional groups in catalysis, synthesis strategies, homogenous catalysis vs. surface organometallic chemistry, new characterization methods, nanoparticle catalysis, and photocatalytic reactions.
Dr. Farhad Akbari Afkhami
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- homogeneous catalysis
- organometallic chemistry
- organometallic catalysis
- catalytic processes
- new characterization methods
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