Photoswitchable catalysis using organometallic complexes
Ikusi/ Ireki
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2020-04-30Egilea
Freixa Fernández, Zoraida
Catalysis Science & Technology 10(10) : 3122-3139 (2020)
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This review describes the state of the art in photoswitchable organometallic catalysis, underlining the importance of ligand design. The implementation of spatio-temporal control on known catalytic processes
has been appealing to several researchers for a long time. Even though the area is still in its infancy, the
diversity of the existing examples shows that there are plenty possibilities in terms of the photochromic
actuator of choice, and on the expected effect of the photochemical transformation on the catalytic
process. The pioneering examples discussed here are, in many cases, just basic models far from efficient.
However, they suffice to envisage the magnitude of the space that remains unexplored, letting us foresee
that exciting innovations are awaiting.