Recent Advances in Transition Metal Catalysis, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Organic Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editor
Interests: photocatalysis; electrosynthesis; transition metal catalysis; polymer chemistry; C–H activation
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Dear Colleagues,
After the great success of this Special Issue‘s first edition, we are pleased to inform you that Molecules will launch the second edition of “Recent Advances in Transition Metal Catalysis”.
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules/special_issues/Transition_Metal_Catalysis
Transition metal catalysis is one of the essential tools in modern organic synthesis chemistry and can be applied to various organic synthetic reactions, including C-H/C-C/C-X functionalization, cyclization, and de-aromatization, among others. While noble metals such as ruthenium, rhodium, iridium, and palladium have been extensively studied in catalysis, reactions catalyzed using inexpensive 3D metals such as manganese, iron, cobalt, and nickel have gradually become a current research hotspot. In addition, the use of visible light/electrochemistry and transition metal co-catalysis strategies to achieve the synthesis of structurally diverse and functionally rich organic small molecules has received widespread attention. The use of transition metal catalysis technology in organic synthesis increases the efficiency of chemical reactions, makes synthetic pathways more concise, and lowers production costs. Thus, their deployment not only greatly promotes the development of chemical science but also brings enormous positive impacts to fields such as medicine, pesticides, advanced materials, national defense, the military, etc.
This Special Issue aims to provide a broad survey of the most recent advances in transition metal-catalyzed synthesis. The Guest Editor welcomes reviews and original research articles associated with recent achievements related to the formation of C-C/C-X bonds along transition metal-catalyzed pathways.
Prof. Dr. Dingyi Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- transition metal catalysis
- photocatalysis
- electrosynthesis
- organic synthesis
- asymmetric synthesis
- C-H functionalization
- C-C functionalization
- C-X functionalization
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