Transition-Metal Catalysts for Olefin Metathesis, Ethylene Polymerization, and Nitrogen Fixation
This community develops molecular catalysts and ligand frameworks for three distinct industrial and biological processes: the conversion of olefins into polymers, the polymerization of ethylene, and the reduction of atmospheric nitrogen.
The work centers on the design of metal complexes, specifically utilizing nickel, ruthenium, molybdenum, and titanium centers. Recurring methods include olefin metathesis, ring-opening metathesis polymerization, and ethylene oligomerization. Key structural features involve diimine nickel complexes, N-heterocyclic carbenes, and molybdenum cofactors. The research spans the synthesis and structural characterization of these catalysts, their reactivity in copolymerization reactions, and their application in nitrogen fixation pathways.
The largest share of the community's output is found in ruthenium research, accounting for 10.1% of all tracked ruthenium papers, and molybdenum research, representing 6.6% of that element's total. This community contains 59,477 papers, publishing most frequently in Organometallics, the Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry.
Recent work focuses on strain-driven ring-opening metathesis polymerization, nickel-catalyzed olefin copolymerization with polar monomers, and the mechanistic study of nitrogenase metalloclusters in carbon-sulfur bond cleavage.