Anion-Binding Catalysis

<p><b>Explores&nbsp;the potential of&nbsp;new types of&nbsp;anion-binding catalysts&nbsp;to solve challenging synthetic problems&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p> <p><i>Anion-Binding Catalysis</i>&nbsp;introduces readers to&nbsp;the&nbsp;use of&nbsp;anion-binding processes&nbsp;in&nbsp;catalytic chemical activation, exploring how this approach can contribute to the&nbsp;future design of&nbsp;novel&nbsp;synthetic transformations.&nbsp;Featuring contributions by&nbsp;world-renowned&nbsp;scientists&nbsp;in&nbsp;the field, this&nbsp;authoritative&nbsp;volume&nbsp;describes&nbsp;the&nbsp;structure, properties,&nbsp;and catalytic applications&nbsp;of&nbsp;anions&nbsp;as well as synthetic applications and practical analytical methods.&nbsp;</p> <p>In-depth chapters&nbsp;are organized by type of catalyst&nbsp;rather&nbsp;than&nbsp;reaction type, providing&nbsp;readers with an accessible&nbsp;overview&nbsp;of&nbsp;the existing classes of effective catalysts.&nbsp;The authors discuss&nbsp;the&nbsp;use of halogens as counteranions,&nbsp;the combination of&nbsp;(thio)urea and squaramide-based&nbsp;anion-binding with other types&nbsp;of organocatalysis,&nbsp;anion-binding catalysis by pnictogen and tetrel bonding,&nbsp;nucleophilic co-catalysis, anion-binding catalysis by pnictogen and tetrel bonding,&nbsp;and more.&nbsp;Helping&nbsp;readers&nbsp;appreciate&nbsp;and&nbsp;evaluate&nbsp;the potential of anion-binding catalysis, this timely book:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Illustrates&nbsp;the historical development, activation&nbsp;mode,&nbsp;and importance of anion-binding in chemical catalysis&nbsp;</li> <li>Explains the&nbsp;analytic methods&nbsp;used to&nbsp;determine&nbsp;the anion-binding affinity of the catalysts&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Describes&nbsp;catalytic and synthetic applications&nbsp;of common&nbsp;NH-&nbsp;and OH-based&nbsp;hydrogen-donor catalysts&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;C-H triazole/triazolium catalysts&nbsp;</li> <li>Covers&nbsp;amino-catalysis involving enamine, dienamine, or iminium activation approaches&nbsp;</li> <li>Discusses new&nbsp;trends&nbsp;in the field of anion-binding catalysis,&nbsp;such as&nbsp;the combination of anion-binding with other types of catalysis&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Presenting the&nbsp;current&nbsp;state of the&nbsp;field&nbsp;as well as the synthetic potential of anion-binding catalysis in future,&nbsp;<i>Anion-Binding Catalysis</i>&nbsp;is essential reading for&nbsp;researchers in both academia and industry involved in&nbsp;organic synthesis, homogeneous catalysis,&nbsp;and&nbsp;pharmaceutical chemistry.&nbsp;</p>