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Computational Ligand Descriptors for Catalyst Design

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Durand, Derek J., Fey, Natalie·2019·Chemical Reviews

Abstract

Ligands, especially phosphines and carbenes, can play a key role in modifying and controlling homogeneous organometallic catalysts, and they often provide a convenient approach to fine-tuning the performance of known catalysts. The measurable outcomes of such catalyst modifications (yields, rates, selectivity) can be set into context by establishing their relationship to steric and electronic descriptors of ligand properties, and such models can guide the discovery, optimization, and design of catalysts. In this review we present a survey of calculated ligand descriptors, with a particular focus on homogeneous organometallic catalysis. A range of different approaches to calculating steric and electronic parameters are set out and compared, and we have collected descriptors for a range of representative ligand sets, including 30 monodentate phosphorus(III) donor ligands, 23 bidentate P,P-donor ligands, and 30 carbenes, with a view to providing a useful resource for analysis to practitioners. In addition, several case studies of applications of such descriptors, covering both maps and models, have been reviewed, illustrating how descriptor-led studies of catalysis can inform experiments and highlighting good practice for model comparison and evaluation.

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Authors
Durand, D. J., & Fey, N.
Affiliations
University of Bristol (GB)
Corresponding author
Fey, Natalie
Venue
Chemical Reviews
Published
2019-02-25
Volume
119
Issue
11
Pages
6561-6594
ISSN
  • 0009-2665 (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-6890
OpenAlex
W2917126206
Cited by
406
References
196
Citations by year
2026: 38 · 2025: 49 · 2024: 64 · 2023: 52 · 2022: 58 · 2021: 72 · 2020: 51 · 2019: 22
FWCI
3.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Locations
  • Chemical Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Explore Bristol Research (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/L016443/1)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Inorganic Chemistry › Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds
Keywords
ligand descriptors, phosphine ligands, carbenes, steric descriptors, electronic descriptors, catalyst design, model evaluation, catalyst selectivity

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