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Louis S. Hegedus

Bio: Louis S. Hegedus is an academic researcher from Colorado State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Carbene & Palladium. The author has an hindex of 53, co-authored 302 publications receiving 10880 citations. Previous affiliations of Louis S. Hegedus include Pohang University of Science and Technology & Royal Institute of Technology.


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01 Jan 1980
TL;DR: A perspective survey of organotransition metal complexes according to ligand substitution processes can be found in this paper, with a focus on transition metal complexes with metal carbon-bonded ligands.
Abstract: A perspective Bonding Survey of organotransition metal complexes according to ligand Ligand substitution processes Oxidative-addition and reductive elimination Intramolecular insertion reactions Nucleophilic attack on ligands coordinated to transition metals Electrophilic attacks on coordinated ligands Metallacycles Homogeneous catalytic hydrogenation, hydrosilation, and hydrocyanation Catalytic polymerization of olefins and acetylenes Catalytic reactions involving carbon monoxide Synthetic applications of transition metal hydrides Synthetic applications of transition metal complexes containing metal carbon bonds Synthetic applications of transition metal carbonyl compounds Synthetic application of transition metal carbenes and metallacycles Synthetic applications of transition metal alkene, diene, and duenyl complexes Synthetic applications of transition metal alkyne complexes Synthetic applications of -allyl transition metal complexes Synthetic applications of transition metal arene complexes.

1,795 citations

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01 Oct 1993
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a formalism for Electron Counting, Bonding (How Things Work) and how things work in transition metal reaction mechanisms. But they do not discuss the application of transition metal arene complexes.
Abstract: Formalisms, Electron Counting, Bonding (How Things Work) Organometallic Reaction Mechanisms Synthetic Applications of Transition Metal Hybrides, Homogeneous Hydrogenation Synthetic Applications of Complexes Containing Metal-Carbon alpha-Bonds Synthetic Applications of Transition Metal Carbonyl Complexes Synthetic Applications of Transition Metal Carbene Complexes Synthetic Applications of Transition Metal Alkene, Diene, and Dienyl Complexes Synthetic Applications of Transition Metal Alkyne Complexes Synthetic Applications of n3 Allyl Transition Metal Complexes Synthetic Application of Transition Metal Arene Complexes.

419 citations

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TL;DR: The use of transition-metal complexes as reagents for the synthesis of complex organic compounds has been under development for at least several decades, and many extraordinary organic transformations of profound potential have been realized as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The use of transition-metal complexes as reagents for the synthesis of complex organic compounds has been under development for at least several decades, and many extraordinary organic transformations of profound potential have been realized. However, adoption of this chemistry by the practicing synthetic organic chemist has been inordinately slow, and only now are transition-metal reagents beginning to achieve their rightful place in the arsenal of organic synthesis. Several factors contributed to the initial reluctance of synthetic organic chemists to use organometallic reagents. Lacking education and experience in the ways of elements having d electrons, synthetic chemists viewed organometallic processes as something mysterious and unpredictable, and not to be discussed in polite society. Organometallic chemists did not help matters by advertising their latest advances as useful synthetic methodology, but restricting their studies to very simple organic systems lacking any serious functionality (e.g., the “methyl, ethyl, butyl, futile” syndrome). Happily, things have changed. Organometallic chemists have turned their attention to more complex systems, and more recently trained organic chemists have benefited from exposure to the application of transition metals. This combination has set the stage for major advances in the use of transition metals in the synthesis of complex organic compounds. This review deals with one aspect of this area, the use of transition metals in the synthesis of indoles.

286 citations


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TL;DR: Important vinylgold intermediates, the transmetalation from gold to other transition metals, the development of new ligands for gold catalysis, and significant contributions from computational chemistry are other crucial points for the field highlighted here.
Abstract: Although homogeneous gold catalysis was known previously, an exponential growth was only induced 12 years ago. The key findings which induce that rise of the field are discussed. This includes early reactions of allenes and furanynes and intermediates of these conversions as well as hydroarylation reactions. Other substrate types addressed are alkynyl epoxides and N-propargyl carboxamides. Important vinylgold intermediates, the transmetalation from gold to other transition metals, the development of new ligands for gold catalysis, and significant contributions from computational chemistry are other crucial points for the field highlighted here.

2,792 citations

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TL;DR: The focus of this review is on the area of enantioselective transition metal-catalyzed allylic alkylations which may involve C-C as well as C-X (X ) H or heteroatom) bond formation.
Abstract: Efficient and reliable amplification of chirality has borne its greatest fruit with transition metal-catalyzed reactions since enantiocontrol may often be imposed by replacing an achiral or chiral racemic ligand with one that is chiral and scalemic While the most thoroughly developed enantioselective transition metal-catalyzed reactions are those involving transfer of oxygen (epoxidation and dihydroxylation)1,2 and molecular hydrogen,3 the focus of this review is on the area of enantioselective transition metal-catalyzed allylic alkylations which may involve C-C as well as C-X (X ) H or heteroatom) bond formation4-9 The synthetic utility of transitionmetal-catalyzed allylic alkylations has been soundly demonstrated since its introduction nearly three decades ago10-21 In contrast to processes where the allyl moiety acts as the nucleophilic partner, we will limit our discussion to processes which result in nucleophilic displacements on allylic substrates (eq 1) Such reactions have been recorded with a broad

2,576 citations

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30 May 2002-Nature
TL;DR: The recent development of promising catalytic systems highlights the potential of organometallic chemistry for useful C-H bond activation strategies that will ultimately allow us to exploit Earth's alkane resources more efficiently and cleanly as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The selective transformation of ubiquitous but inert C–H bonds to other functional groups has far-reaching practical implications, ranging from more efficient strategies for fine chemical synthesis to the replacement of current petrochemical feedstocks by less expensive and more readily available alkanes. The past twenty years have seen many examples of C–H bond activation at transition-metal centres, often under remarkably mild conditions and with high selectivity. Although profitable practical applications have not yet been developed, our understanding of how these organometallic reactions occur, and what their inherent advantages and limitations for practical alkane conversion are, has progressed considerably. In fact, the recent development of promising catalytic systems highlights the potential of organometallic chemistry for useful C–H bond activation strategies that will ultimately allow us to exploit Earth's alkane resources more efficiently and cleanly.

2,284 citations

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TL;DR: In this Review, highlights of a number of selected syntheses are discussed, demonstrating the enormous power of these processes in the art of total synthesis and underscore their future potential in chemical synthesis.
Abstract: In studying the evolution of organic chemistry and grasping its essence, one comes quickly to the conclusion that no other type of reaction plays as large a role in shaping this domain of science than carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions. The Grignard, Diels-Alder, and Wittig reactions are but three prominent examples of such processes, and are among those which have undeniably exercised decisive roles in the last century in the emergence of chemical synthesis as we know it today. In the last quarter of the 20th century, a new family of carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions based on transition-metal catalysts evolved as powerful tools in synthesis. Among them, the palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions are the most prominent. In this Review, highlights of a number of selected syntheses are discussed. The examples chosen demonstrate the enormous power of these processes in the art of total synthesis and underscore their future potential in chemical synthesis.

2,268 citations

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TL;DR: The ability of platinum and gold catalysts to effect powerful atom-economic transformations has led to a marked increase in their utilization and the application of platinum- and gold-catalyzed transformations in natural product synthesis is discussed.
Abstract: The ability of platinum and gold catalysts to effect powerful atom-economic transformations has led to a marked increase in their utilization. The quite remarkable correlation of their catalytic behavior with the available structural data, coordination chemistry, and organometallic reactivity patterns, including relativistic effects, allows the underlying principles of catalytic carbophilic activation by π acids to be formulated. The spectrum of reactivity extends beyond their utility as catalytic and benign alternatives to conventional stoichiometric π acids. The resulting reactivity profile allows this entire field of catalysis to be rationalized, and brings together the apparently disparate electrophilic metal carbene and nonclassical carbocation explanations. The advances in coupling, cycloisomerization, and structural reorganization—from the design of new transformations to the improvement to known reactions—are highlighted in this Review. The application of platinum- and gold-catalyzed transformations in natural product synthesis is also discussed.

1,938 citations