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Atropochiral C,X‐ and C,C‐Chelating Carbon Ligands (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 16/2010)
Author(s) -
Canac Yves,
Chauvin Remi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201090043
Subject(s) - chemistry , chirality (physics) , chelation , enantioselective synthesis , carbon atom , carbon fibers , ligand (biochemistry) , transition metal , binap , molecule , crystallography , stereochemistry , crystal structure , catalysis , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , ring (chemistry) , biochemistry , physics , chiral symmetry breaking , materials science , receptor , quantum mechanics , composite number , nambu–jona lasinio model , composite material , quark
The cover picture shows the molecular structure of an atropochiral C,X‐chelating ligand with the 1,1′‐binaphthyl backbone of BINAP and P,X‐chelating X‐MOP analogues. The primal role of the carbon element in the determination of chemical chirality is symbolized in the background by the diamond crystal mirror and in the forefront by a universal asymmetric carbon atom. The weights symbolize the added value of the natural or eutomeric configuration of such atoms in molecules of biological interest, which can be controlled by atropochiral ligands in enantioselective transition‐metal‐catalyzed processes. Details are presented in the Microreview by Y. Canac and R. Chauvin on p. 2325 ff.