Chemical ReviewsPub Date : 2025-03-18DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00869
Isaiah O. Betinol, Yutao Kuang, Brian P. Mulley, Jolene P. Reid
{"title":"Controlling Stereoselectivity with Noncovalent Interactions in Chiral Phosphoric Acid Organocatalysis","authors":"Isaiah O. Betinol, Yutao Kuang, Brian P. Mulley, Jolene P. Reid","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00869","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00869","url":null,"abstract":"Chiral phosphoric acids (CPAs) have emerged as highly effective Brønsted acid catalysts in an expanding range of asymmetric transformations, often through novel multifunctional substrate activation modes. Versatile and broadly appealing, these catalysts benefit from modular and tunable structures, and compatibility with additives. Given the unique types of noncovalent interactions (NCIs) that can be established between CPAs and various reactants─such as hydrogen bonding, aromatic interactions, and van der Waals forces─it is unsurprising that these catalyst systems have become a promising approach for accessing diverse chiral product outcomes. This review aims to provide an in-depth exploration of the mechanisms by which CPAs impart stereoselectivity, positioning NCIs as the central feature that connects a broad spectrum of catalytic reactions. Spanning literature from 2004 to 2024, it covers nucleophilic additions, radical transformations, and atroposelective bond formations, highlighting the applicability of CPA organocatalysis. Special emphasis is placed on the structural and mechanistic features that govern CPA–substrate interactions, as well as the tools and techniques developed to enhance our understanding of their catalytic behavior. In addition to emphasizing mechanistic details and stereocontrolling elements in individual reactions, we have carefully structured this review to provide a natural progression from these specifics to a broader, class-level perspective. Overall, these findings underscore the critical role of NCIs in CPA catalysis and their significant contributions to advancing asymmetric synthesis.","PeriodicalId":32,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Reviews","volume":"91 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":62.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143654135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemical ReviewsPub Date : 2025-03-17DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c0029510.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00295
Axel Straube, Liridona Useini and Evamarie Hey-Hawkins*,
{"title":"Multi-Ferrocene-Based Ligands: From Design to Applications","authors":"Axel Straube, Liridona Useini and Evamarie Hey-Hawkins*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c0029510.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00295https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00295","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Despite the extensive literature on ferrocene chemistry, a comprehensive analysis of multiferrocene ligands is notably absent. Thus, this review presents an overview of multiferrocenyl-containing ligands, focusing on their synthesis, characterization, and applications in catalysis and sensing. These ligands offer unique properties, including redox activity and planar chirality, making them valuable in asymmetric catalysis and molecular electronics. The review covers the literature from the first synthesis of tris(ferrocenyl)phosphane in 1962 to current developments, including various ligand subsets, which contain at least two ferrocene units within their structure. Special attention is given to explaining the coordination chemistry, electrochemical behavior, and practical applications of these ligands. The aim of this undertaking is to fill gaps in knowledge and inspire further research by identifying areas for exploration. Notably, certain ligand families like TRAP (<i>trans</i>-spanning phosphane) ligands remain underexplored in terms of their electrochemical properties, highlighting opportunities for future investigation. Thus, this review provides a resource for researchers in the field, stimulating further advancements in multiferrocenyl ligand chemistry and its wide-ranging applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":32,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Reviews","volume":"125 6","pages":"3007–3058 3007–3058"},"PeriodicalIF":51.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00295","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143696316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemical ReviewsPub Date : 2025-03-17DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00295
Axel Straube, Liridona Useini, Evamarie Hey-Hawkins
{"title":"Multi-Ferrocene-Based Ligands: From Design to Applications","authors":"Axel Straube, Liridona Useini, Evamarie Hey-Hawkins","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00295","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the extensive literature on ferrocene chemistry, a comprehensive analysis of multiferrocene ligands is notably absent. Thus, this review presents an overview of multiferrocenyl-containing ligands, focusing on their synthesis, characterization, and applications in catalysis and sensing. These ligands offer unique properties, including redox activity and planar chirality, making them valuable in asymmetric catalysis and molecular electronics. The review covers the literature from the first synthesis of tris(ferrocenyl)phosphane in 1962 to current developments, including various ligand subsets, which contain at least two ferrocene units within their structure. Special attention is given to explaining the coordination chemistry, electrochemical behavior, and practical applications of these ligands. The aim of this undertaking is to fill gaps in knowledge and inspire further research by identifying areas for exploration. Notably, certain ligand families like TRAP (<i>trans</i>-spanning phosphane) ligands remain underexplored in terms of their electrochemical properties, highlighting opportunities for future investigation. Thus, this review provides a resource for researchers in the field, stimulating further advancements in multiferrocenyl ligand chemistry and its wide-ranging applications.","PeriodicalId":32,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Reviews","volume":"67 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":62.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143640009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemical ReviewsPub Date : 2025-03-15DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00805
Guillermo A. Ferrero, Gustav Åvall, Knut Janßen, Youhyun Son, Yuliia Kravets, Yanan Sun, Philipp Adelhelm
{"title":"Solvent Co-Intercalation Reactions for Batteries and Beyond","authors":"Guillermo A. Ferrero, Gustav Åvall, Knut Janßen, Youhyun Son, Yuliia Kravets, Yanan Sun, Philipp Adelhelm","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00805","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00805","url":null,"abstract":"Solvent co-intercalation is a process in which ions and solvents jointly intercalate into a layered electrode material during battery charging/discharging. It typically leads to rapid electrode degradation, but new findings show that it can be highly reversible, lasting several thousand cycles. Solvent co-intercalation has two important characteristics: (1) the charge transfer resistance is minimized as stripping of the solvation shell is eliminated and (2) the fact that solvents become part of the electrode reaction provides another means of designing electrode materials. The concept of solvent co-intercalation is chemically very diverse, as a single electrode material can host different types and numbers of solvents and ions. It is likely that many undiscovered combinations of electrode materials, solvents, and ions capable of solvent co-intercalation reactions exist, offering a largely unexplored chemical space for new materials. Co-intercalation can expand the crystal lattice (>1 nm) to the extent that free solvents are present in the structure, forming a layered, “porous” material. This indicates that the concept has a much broader impact and relates to other research fields such as supercapacitors, layered nanostructures, and nanocatalysis. This Review covers the concept and current understanding of solvent co-intercalation reactions, characterization methods, advantages, limitations, and future research directions.","PeriodicalId":32,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Reviews","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":62.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143627383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemical ReviewsPub Date : 2025-03-15DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c0080510.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00805
Guillermo A. Ferrero*, Gustav Åvall, Knut Janßen, Youhyun Son, Yuliia Kravets, Yanan Sun and Philipp Adelhelm*,
{"title":"Solvent Co-Intercalation Reactions for Batteries and Beyond","authors":"Guillermo A. Ferrero*, Gustav Åvall, Knut Janßen, Youhyun Son, Yuliia Kravets, Yanan Sun and Philipp Adelhelm*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c0080510.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00805","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00805https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00805","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Solvent co-intercalation is a process in which ions and solvents jointly intercalate into a layered electrode material during battery charging/discharging. It typically leads to rapid electrode degradation, but new findings show that it can be highly reversible, lasting several thousand cycles. Solvent co-intercalation has two important characteristics: (1) the charge transfer resistance is minimized as stripping of the solvation shell is eliminated and (2) the fact that solvents become part of the electrode reaction provides another means of designing electrode materials. The concept of solvent co-intercalation is chemically very diverse, as a single electrode material can host different types and numbers of solvents and ions. It is likely that many undiscovered combinations of electrode materials, solvents, and ions capable of solvent co-intercalation reactions exist, offering a largely unexplored chemical space for new materials. Co-intercalation can expand the crystal lattice (>1 nm) to the extent that free solvents are present in the structure, forming a layered, “porous” material. This indicates that the concept has a much broader impact and relates to other research fields such as supercapacitors, layered nanostructures, and nanocatalysis. This Review covers the concept and current understanding of solvent co-intercalation reactions, characterization methods, advantages, limitations, and future research directions.</p>","PeriodicalId":32,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Reviews","volume":"125 6","pages":"3401–3439 3401–3439"},"PeriodicalIF":51.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00805","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143696450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemical ReviewsPub Date : 2025-03-12DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00553
Muhammad Humayun, Zhishan Li, Muhammad Israr, Abbas Khan, Wei Luo, Chundong Wang, Zongping Shao
{"title":"Perovskite Type ABO3 Oxides in Photocatalysis, Electrocatalysis, and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: State of the Art and Future Prospects","authors":"Muhammad Humayun, Zhishan Li, Muhammad Israr, Abbas Khan, Wei Luo, Chundong Wang, Zongping Shao","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00553","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00553","url":null,"abstract":"Since photocatalytic and electrocatalytic technologies are crucial for tackling the energy and environmental challenges, significant efforts have been put into exploring advanced catalysts. Among them, perovskite type ABO<sub>3</sub> oxides show great promising catalytic activities because of their flexible physical and chemical properties. In this review, the fundamentals and recent progress in the synthesis of perovskite type ABO<sub>3</sub> oxides are considered. We describe the mechanisms for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reactions (OER), oxygen reduction reactions (ORR), hydrogen evolution reactions (HER), nitrogen reduction reactions (NRR), carbon dioxide reduction reactions (CO<sub>2</sub>RR), and metal–air batteries in details. Furthermore, the photocatalytic water splitting, CO<sub>2</sub> conversion, pollutant degradation, and nitrogen fixation are reviewed as well. We also stress the applications of perovskite type ABO<sub>3</sub> oxides in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFs). Finally, the optimization of perovskite type ABO<sub>3</sub> oxides for applications in various fields and an outlook on the current and future challenges are depicted. The aim of this review is to present a broad overview of the recent advancements in the development of perovskite type ABO<sub>3</sub> oxides-based catalysts and their applications in energy conversion and environmental remediation, as well as to present a roadmap for future development in these hot research areas.","PeriodicalId":32,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Reviews","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":62.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143599743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemical ReviewsPub Date : 2025-03-12Epub Date: 2025-02-12DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00764
Atif Mahammed, Harry B Gray, Zeev Gross
{"title":"Silver Anniversary of the Renaissance in Metallocorrole Chemistry.","authors":"Atif Mahammed, Harry B Gray, Zeev Gross","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00764","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00764","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The 1999 discovery of one-pot corrole synthesis opened the floodgates for research on these unique macrocyclic chelating agents. The enormous impact of this discovery has been documented in numerous reviews describing advances in the synthetic chemistry of corroles and selected applications in which corroles are key components. Our silver anniversary review focuses on the structures and reactions of all well characterized corrole-chelated d- and p-block metal complexes, including discussions of their electronic excited-state physics and chemistry. Emphasis is placed on electronic structure of the trinegative N4 coordination core, which stabilizes high-valent metals and activates low-valent ones, and, importantly, profoundly influences ground- and excited-state reactivity. Our story highlights the unique properties of corroles that have made them the molecular components of choice in a plethora of applications. These include their utility for sensing gases and anions, rescue of vital biomolecules from oxidative damage, destruction of cancerous cells, and catalysis of reactions critical for organic synthesis, as well as those involved in clean energy processes such as production of hydrogen and reduction of oxygen. In our view, research on corroles will continue to grow by leaps and bounds, most especially in areas of human health research and renewable energy science and technology.</p>","PeriodicalId":32,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Reviews","volume":" ","pages":"2809-2845"},"PeriodicalIF":51.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143397514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemical ReviewsPub Date : 2025-03-12DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c0055310.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00553
Muhammad Humayun, Zhishan Li, Muhammad Israr, Abbas Khan, Wei Luo*, Chundong Wang* and Zongping Shao*,
{"title":"Perovskite Type ABO3 Oxides in Photocatalysis, Electrocatalysis, and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: State of the Art and Future Prospects","authors":"Muhammad Humayun, Zhishan Li, Muhammad Israr, Abbas Khan, Wei Luo*, Chundong Wang* and Zongping Shao*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c0055310.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00553","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00553https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00553","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Since photocatalytic and electrocatalytic technologies are crucial for tackling the energy and environmental challenges, significant efforts have been put into exploring advanced catalysts. Among them, perovskite type ABO<sub>3</sub> oxides show great promising catalytic activities because of their flexible physical and chemical properties. In this review, the fundamentals and recent progress in the synthesis of perovskite type ABO<sub>3</sub> oxides are considered. We describe the mechanisms for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reactions (OER), oxygen reduction reactions (ORR), hydrogen evolution reactions (HER), nitrogen reduction reactions (NRR), carbon dioxide reduction reactions (CO<sub>2</sub>RR), and metal–air batteries in details. Furthermore, the photocatalytic water splitting, CO<sub>2</sub> conversion, pollutant degradation, and nitrogen fixation are reviewed as well. We also stress the applications of perovskite type ABO<sub>3</sub> oxides in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFs). Finally, the optimization of perovskite type ABO<sub>3</sub> oxides for applications in various fields and an outlook on the current and future challenges are depicted. The aim of this review is to present a broad overview of the recent advancements in the development of perovskite type ABO<sub>3</sub> oxides-based catalysts and their applications in energy conversion and environmental remediation, as well as to present a roadmap for future development in these hot research areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":32,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Reviews","volume":"125 6","pages":"3165–3241 3165–3241"},"PeriodicalIF":51.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143696243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemical ReviewsPub Date : 2025-03-10DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00380
Glenn R. Pastel, Travis P. Pollard, Oleg Borodin, Marshall A. Schroeder
{"title":"From Ab Initio to Instrumentation: A Field Guide to Characterizing Multivalent Liquid Electrolytes","authors":"Glenn R. Pastel, Travis P. Pollard, Oleg Borodin, Marshall A. Schroeder","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00380","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00380","url":null,"abstract":"In this field guide, we outline empirical and theory-based approaches to characterize the fundamental properties of liquid multivalent-ion battery electrolytes, including (i) structure and chemistry, (ii) transport, and (iii) electrochemical properties. When detailed molecular-scale understanding of the multivalent electrolyte behavior is insufficient we use examples from well-studied lithium-ion electrolytes. In recognition that coupling empirical and theory-based techniques is highly effective, but often nontrivial, we also highlight recent electrolyte characterization efforts that uncover a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the underlying structures, processes, and reactions that drive performance and system-level behavior. We hope the insights from these discussions will guide the design of future electrolyte studies, accelerate development of next-generation multivalent-ion batteries through coupling of modeling with experiments, and help to avoid pitfalls and ensure reproducibility of modeling results.","PeriodicalId":32,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Reviews","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":62.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143590126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemical ReviewsPub Date : 2025-03-10DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c0038010.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00380
Glenn R. Pastel, Travis P. Pollard, Oleg Borodin* and Marshall A. Schroeder*,
{"title":"From Ab Initio to Instrumentation: A Field Guide to Characterizing Multivalent Liquid Electrolytes","authors":"Glenn R. Pastel, Travis P. Pollard, Oleg Borodin* and Marshall A. Schroeder*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c0038010.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00380","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00380https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00380","url":null,"abstract":"<p >In this field guide, we outline empirical and theory-based approaches to characterize the fundamental properties of liquid multivalent-ion battery electrolytes, including (i) structure and chemistry, (ii) transport, and (iii) electrochemical properties. When detailed molecular-scale understanding of the multivalent electrolyte behavior is insufficient we use examples from well-studied lithium-ion electrolytes. In recognition that coupling empirical and theory-based techniques is highly effective, but often nontrivial, we also highlight recent electrolyte characterization efforts that uncover a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the underlying structures, processes, and reactions that drive performance and system-level behavior. We hope the insights from these discussions will guide the design of future electrolyte studies, accelerate development of next-generation multivalent-ion batteries through coupling of modeling with experiments, and help to avoid pitfalls and ensure reproducibility of modeling results.</p>","PeriodicalId":32,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Reviews","volume":"125 6","pages":"3059–3164 3059–3164"},"PeriodicalIF":51.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143696519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}