Showing papers in "Coordination Chemistry Reviews in 2011"

TL;DR: In this article, the authors review the research progress in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for CO 2 adsorption, storage, and separations that are directly related to CO 2 capture.

TL;DR: In this paper, the spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and its importance for radiative as well as nonradiative transitions between the lowest triplet state and the electronic ground state is discussed.

TL;DR: A short overview of the copper-catalyzed azide alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) is presented in this paper, including the introduction of the "click" concept, the conditions of copper(I) catalysis, the regioselectivity, the nature of the catalysts and ligands, mechanistic features, experimental conditions and applications to organic synthesis and organic materials.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a compendium of all relevant ligands that have been employed to generate coordination polymers and metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), and three representative examples for each category are described in detail.

TL;DR: The catalytic copolymerization of CO 2 with epoxides has been known for over 40 years as mentioned in this paper, and although many heterogeneous and homogeneous catalyst systems have been developed, catalyst activity and selectivity still remain too low for large scale industrial application.

TL;DR: The application of zeolite-based catalysts in the production of chemicals and fine chemicals is an emerging field, and will greatly depend on the discovery of new or known structures by alternative, lower cost, synthesis routes, and the fine tuning of their textural properties as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: An overview of molecular optoelectronic systems, particularly organic light emitting devices (OLEDs), that make use of platinum(II) complexes as their emissive components is provided in this paper.

TL;DR: In this article, the key catalytic reaction for the production of organosilicon compounds, such as organofunctional silanes and silicones, is used for crosslinking of silicone polymers to elastomers and silicone-based release coatings, and for coupling of silane and siloxanes to organic polymers.

TL;DR: A survey of spin crossover coordination polymers with switch and memory functions can be found in this paper, where the authors provide an up-to-date survey of a new generation of iron(II)-metallocyanate-based spin crossover polymers developed during the last decade.

TL;DR: In this article, the most recent advances in chromium chemistry related to selective olefin oligomerization are discussed, including ligand design, catalyst generation, selectivity for different products, and reaction mechanism.

TL;DR: In this article, a review summarizes recent developments for homogeneous and heterogeneous liquid-phase oxidation of hydrocarbons with H 2 O 2 catalyzed by vanadium complexes and vanadium-based polyoxometalates.

TL;DR: Metalloporphyrins based on iron, manganese and ruthenium constitute a unique family of catalysts capable of generating highly reactive, but at the same time highly selective oxidants, thus mediating selective oxidations of saturated C-H bonds as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, the correlation between structural characters and photophysical properties of a series of heavy transition metal complexes is investigated, focusing on the intersystem crossing and/or radiative decay rates versus contribution of the metal d π orbital, and crucial factors that facilitate the radiationless deactivation.

TL;DR: In this article, a review concentrates on the recent exploration of luminescent gold(I) complexes in host-guest chemistry and the judicious design and choice of the functional receptor groups, specific chemosensors for cations and anions have been obtained.

TL;DR: This review outlines recent advances of discrete coordination complexes, bulk coordination polymers, and nanoscale/microscale coordinationpolymers in drug delivery and discusses applications of these coordination species indrug delivery from perspectives in chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences.

TL;DR: In this paper, the unique and novel magnetic properties for the cobalt(II) compounds with a variety of terpy derivatives including substituents at the 4-position were discussed.

TL;DR: In this article, a broad perspective on key investigations that have characterized the chemistry and physics of MC excited states in d3 and d6 transition metal complexes is presented, highlighting the impact of these excited states on various photooptical applications.

TL;DR: An overview of metal nanoparticles from metal carbonyls, metal salts in ionic liquids (ILs) and in particular from metal carboxyls in ILs can be found in this paper.

TL;DR: A detailed review of the synthesis and magnetic properties of structurally characterized iron(II) spin crossover (SCO) active complexes of pyrazole-and pyrazolate-based ligands is given in this article.

TL;DR: In this paper, an overview on the application of oxovanadium complexes as catalysts or mediators for oxidations by molecular oxygen, peroxidative oxygenations (both including epoxidations), halogenations and carboxylations of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, and/or olefins, toward the syntheses of a variety of organic compounds, such as alcohols, ketones, epoxides, aldehydes, organohalides and orcarboxylic acids.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review article traces the discovery that were instrumental to the evolution of DSSCs, taking a critical look at the principles of the operation mechanism and insisting on the most important recent developments in the field.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the latest research development of the field, with emphasis on fundamental concepts, facile tuning of their photophysical properties and current applications in the optoelectronic areas.

TL;DR: Recent progress in the understanding of the structural and catalytic properties of molybdenum-containing enzymes in eukaryotes is reviewed, along with aspects of the biosynthesis of the cofactor and its insertion into apoprotein.

TL;DR: In this paper, the coordination chemistry of main group elements chelated by tetradentate and trianionic 5,10,15-triarylcorroles is reviewed, leading to the elucidation of unique photophysical, crystallographic and electrochemical properties of these complexes.

TL;DR: A review of 1-hexene and 1-octene production based on homogeneous catalysts can be found in this paper, where it is shown that 1hexene constitutes only a minor part of the total yield.

TL;DR: In this paper, both established and newer methods of synthesizing acrylic amides, acids, and esters from nitrile and cyanohydrin substrates are surveyed, with an emphasis on the parameters that impact catalyst performance.

TL;DR: In this article, three types of synthetic routes are explored; based on coordination of metavanadate species to transition metal cations, oxidation of reduced polyoxovanadates, and template synthesis.

TL;DR: It is proposed that compound stability and ability to interact with cellular redox reactions are key components for the insulin-enhancing activity of vanadium compounds.

TL;DR: An overview of metal-organic materials derived from 1,4,5,8-naphthalenediimide derivatives with their structural models, analytical techniques and potential applications can be found in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, the state of the art in the field of polyoxometalates containing noble metal atoms (ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, osmium, iridium, platinum and gold) is described.