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Modern Organometallic Multidentate Ligand Design Strategies: The Birth of the Privileged “Pincer” Ligand Platform

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Book cover The Privileged Pincer-Metal Platform: Coordination Chemistry & Applications

Part of the book series: Topics in Organometallic Chemistry ((TOPORGAN,volume 54))

Abstract

The seemingly simple tridentate ligand design, one that is now known as the “pincer,” has gained increasing importance in metal–ligand chemistry and in other applications as diverse as organic synthesis, catalysis, and materials science. This chapter describes the historical context in which the pincer ligand platform developed and sketches how Shaw’s research played a crucial early role. The original chemistry, emerging in the late 1970s and early 1980s, is presented which details the synthesis and properties of the first examples of pincer-based organometallic complexes along with a selection of related species. Finally, a connection is made from this early start to the excellent and striving studies that currently are ongoing in pincer chemistry and its applications thereof.

Dedicated to Prof. Bernard L. Shaw on the occasion of his 85th birthday and in admiration for his great contributions to early organometallic pincer chemistry.

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  1. Organic Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Materials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Preston A. Chase & Gerard van Koten

  2. Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada

    Robert A. Gossage

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    Robert A Gossage

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Chase, P.A., Gossage, R.A., van Koten, G. (2015). Modern Organometallic Multidentate Ligand Design Strategies: The Birth of the Privileged “Pincer” Ligand Platform. In: van Koten, G., Gossage, R. (eds) The Privileged Pincer-Metal Platform: Coordination Chemistry & Applications. Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, vol 54. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/3418_2015_131

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