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When Organocatalysis Meets Transition‐Metal Catalysis
Author(s) -
Zhong Cheng,
Shi Xiaodong
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.201000004
Subject(s) - chemistry , organocatalysis , reactivity (psychology) , transition metal , catalysis , diversification (marketing strategy) , combinatorial chemistry , nanotechnology , biochemical engineering , organic chemistry , enantioselective synthesis , medicine , materials science , alternative medicine , pathology , marketing , engineering , business
In the past several years, applications of transition metal complexes in tuning the reactivity of organocatalyst‐promoted transformations have attracted increasing attention in the synthetic community. Efforts in this direction have led to the discovery of unprecedented reactivities, which are not accessible through the use of either of these two catalytic systems separately. The concept continues to develop and offers huge potential. This microreview describes and summarizes recent progress in this field, focusing on discussion of the enhancement and diversification of reactivity patterns in organocatalysis through the deployment of transition metal complexes.