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Abstract
The advances made in the field of stimuli-responsive catalysis during the last five years with a focus on the novel recently-emerged directions and applications have been surveyed. Metal-free catalysts and organometallic complexes, as well as biomimetic systems and extended structures, which display switchable catalytic activity for a variety of organic transformations, are discussed. Light-activated systems comprised of photochromic molecules capable of modulating reaction rate, yield, or enantioselectivity based on geometric and electronic changes associated with photoisomerization are the focus of the detailed discussion. Alternative stimuli, including pH and temperature, which could be applied either alone or in combination with light, are also addressed. Recent advances clearly demonstrate that the capability to finely tune catalyst behavior via an external stimulus is a powerful tool that could alter the landscape of sustainable chemistry.
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Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023.
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APA Citation
Thaggard, G. C., Haimerl, J., Fischer, R. A., Park, K. C., & Shustova, N. B. (2023). Traffic lights for catalysis: Stimuli‐responsive molecular and Extended Catalytic Systems. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202302859