Current Organic Chemistry - Volume 11, Issue 17, 2007

The present issue, Number 17, is the second part of Volume 11, corresponding to the 2007 Organometallic Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry and Catalysis thematic issue of Current Organic Chemistry. The need to publish two separate numbers due to the large overall length reflects that Curr. Org. Chem. is increasing its attractiveness as a venue for publication of midsize reviews by some of the lead authors in the field. The ge Read More

Until recently the chemistry of bent-sandwich chromocene eluded examination due to the propensity of dicyclopentadienylchromium toward cyclopentadienyl ring loss and thermodynamic barriers to coordinating two electron donating ligands such as CO. The use of modified cyclopentadienyl ligands such as acyclic pentadienyl ligands and linked dicyclopentadienyl ligands, by changing the electronic demands Read More

N-heterocyclic carbenes are extremely versatile ligands in homogeneous catalysis and coordination chemistry. A concurrent focus in this field is the construction of functionalized N-heterocyclic carbenes containing classical donor groups. The interest stems from the fact that multidentate ligand scaffolds can be finely constructed to fulfill specific purposes, such as providing extra-stability for metal complexes, possessing hemilabil Read More

Metal complexes that hydrolyze DNA are important, due to their potential use as therapeutic agents, tools in elucidating oligonucleotide structure, and models for naturally-occurring metalloprotein nucleases. Therefore, this review focuses on recent advances in the hydrolysis of DNA and phosphate diester model compounds by non-lanthanide metal complexes.

Binuclear metal complexes provide an intriguing class of compounds considering both their role in molecular recognition and in catalysis. This review highlights recent developments for the selective recognition of phosphate monoester dianions as diagnostic agents for DNA bulged sequences. The molecular recognition, hydrolysis and oxidation of double-stranded DNA by dinuclear metal complexes are highlighed fo Read More

Rhodium complexes have found a wide application in the catalytic C-C bond activation of various substrates depending on the ligand environment. The reaction proceeds with strained carbocycles (cyclopropanes, cyclobutanes and their derivatives), with non-strained C-C bonds activated by carbonyl or other functionalities, or it can result in decarbonylation (aldehydes, acyl halides etc.). Rhodium catalyzed C-C bond cleavage Read More