Alkali-metal mediation : diversity of applications in main-group organometallic chemistry

Gentner, Thomas X. and Mulvey, Robert E. (2021) Alkali-metal mediation : diversity of applications in main-group organometallic chemistry. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60 (17). pp. 9247-9262. ISSN 1433-7851

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    Abstract

    Organolithium compounds have been at the forefront of synthetic chemistry for over a century, as they mediate the synthesis of myriads of compounds that are utilised worldwide in academic and industrial settings. For that reason, lithium has always been the most important alkali metal in organometallic chemistry. Today, that importance is being seriously challenged by sodium and potassium, as the alkali-metal mediation of organic reactions in general has started branching off in several new directions. Recent examples covering main-group homogeneous catalysis, stoichiometric organic synthesis, low-valent main-group metal chemistry, polymerization, and green chemistry are showcased in this Review. Since alkali-metal compounds are often not the end products of these applications, their roles are rarely given top billing. Thus, this Review has been written to alert the community to this rising unifying phenomenon of “alkali-metal mediation”.

    ORCID iDs

    Gentner, Thomas X. and Mulvey, Robert E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1015-2564;
    • Item type:Article
      ID code:74260
      Dates:
      Date
      Event
      19 April 2021
      Published
      5 October 2020
      Published Online
      5 October 2020
      Accepted
      10 August 2020
      Submitted
      Keywords:Alkali metals, catalysis, metallation, organolithium compounds, pi-arene interactions, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
      Subjects:Science > Chemistry
      Department:Faculty of Science > Pure and Applied Chemistry
      Depositing user: Pure Administrator
      Date deposited:15 Oct 2020 10:38
      Last modified:11 Jun 2021 03:27
      URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/74260
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