Chirality in Transition Metal Chemistry
Molecules, Supramolecular Assemblies and Materials
Inorganic Chemistry: A Textbook Series
1. Edition November 2008
260 Pages, Hardcover
Professional Book
Short Description
The first book about chirality as it applies to transition metals, Chirality in Transition Metal Chemistry uses practical applications and real-world examples to introduce readers to this new field of inorganic chemistry. The beginning of this text provides an overview of chirality, a discussion of absolute configurations and system descriptors, and the physical properties of enantiomers while subsequent chapters explain applications to transition metals in greater detail. Advanced undergraduates, postgraduates, and academic and industrial researchers in inorganic chemistry will benefit from this essential introductory text.
Chirality in Transition Metal Chemistry shows how transition metal chirality has an important role in coordination, organometallic and supramolecular systems, and discusses applications in organic synthesis, materials science, and molecular recognition.
The book begins with an overview of chirality, with a discussion of absolute configurations and system descriptors, physical properties of enantiomers, and principles of resolution and preparation of enantiomers. The subsequent chapters deal with the the specifics of chirality as it applies to transition metals, including examples of:
* chirality at metal half sandwich compounds including Brunner and Gladysz chiral compounds
* chiral-at-metal complexes in organic synthesis, including Davies and Liebeskind chiral complexes
* homogeneous catalysis by chiral complexes
* chiral ferrocene ligands in asymmetric catalysis
* chiral recognition in coordination compounds
* introduction to DNA discrimination by chiral octahedral metal complexes
* chirality in supramolecular coordination compounds
* the new field of chiral materials, including chiral metal conductors and chiral networks based on optically active bricks
Chirality in Transition Metal Chemistry is an essential introduction to this increasingly important field for students and researchers in inorganic chemistry.
Inorganic Chemistry: A Wiley Textbook Series
This series reflects the pivotal role of modern inorganic and physical chemistry in a whole range of emerging areas, such as materials chemistry, green chemistry and bioinorganic chemistry, as well as providing a solid grounding in established areas such as solid state chemistry, coordination chemistry, main group chemistry and physical inorganic chemistry.
1.Introduction
2 Chirality and enantiomers
2.1 Chirality
2.2 Enantiomers and racemic compounds
2.3 Absolute configurations and system descriptors
2.4 Physical properties of enantiomers and racemics
2.5 Principles of resolution and preparation of enantiomers
2.6 Summary
3 Some examples of chiral organometallic complexes and asymmetric catalysis
3.1 Chirality at metal half-sandwich compounds
3.2 Chiral-at-metal complexes in organic synthesis
3.3 Asymmetric catalysis by chiral complexes
4 Chiral recognition in organometallic and coordination compounds
4.2 Chiral recognition using the chiral anion strategy:
4.3 Brief introduction to DNA discrimination by octahedral polypyridyl metal complexes:
5 Chirality in supramolecular coordination compounds
5.1 Self-assembly of chiral polynuclear complexes from achiral building units.
5.2 Chirality transfer in polynuclear complexes: Enantioselective Synthesis
6 Chiral enantiopure molecular materials
6.1 General considerations
6.2 Conductors
6.3 Metallomesogens
6.4 Porous metal-organic coordination networks (MOCN)
6.5 Molecular magnets
6.6 Chiral surfaces
6.7 Summary
