You Wang, Jingjie Yang, Zhiyong Song, Shuang-Liang Liu, Shaolin Zhu
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Abstract
In transition-metal catalysis, traditional single metal–ligand systems (M/L) often struggle when different steps of the catalytic cycle impose conflicting demands on the catalyst. Emerging as a powerful alternative, ligand relay catalysis (LRC) employs one metal with two distinct ligands that dynamically switch between two activated catalyst states (MLA and MLB) during the catalytic cycle. This strategy enhances reaction efficiency, improves selectivity, and unlocks unprecedented reactivities or even entirely new reactions. This tutorial review offers a comprehensive overview of recent advances in this rapidly growing area. Specifically, we focus on multiligand catalytic systems involving two distinct activated catalysts, excluding those relying on only a single active species. Mechanistically, ligand relay catalysis (LRC) can be broadly classified into three categories: (1) dynamic ligand relay catalysis, (2) sequential ligand relay catalysis, and (3) synergistic ligand relay catalysis. We hope this review not only summarizes the state-of-the-art in ligand relay catalysis (LRC) but also inspires the development of more efficient and innovative catalytic systems in the near future.
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