Noncovalent interactions in catalysis / edited by Kamran T. Mahmudov, Maximilian N. Kopylovich, M. Fátima C. Guedes da Silva and Armando J. L. Pombeiro .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Intro; Title; Half Title; Series Editor; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 Noncovalent Interactions in C-H Bond Functionalization 1; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 C-H Bond Functionalization in Alkanes; 1.3 C-H Bond Functionalization in Alkenes; 1.4 C-H Bond Functionalization in Alkynes; 1.5 C-H Bond Functionalization in Aromatic Compounds; 1.6 C-H Bond Functionalization in Heterocyclic Compounds; 1.7 C-H Bond Functionalization in Aldehydes and Ketones; 1.8 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 2 Importance of C-H Hydrogen Bonding in Asymmetric Catalysis 26; 2.1 Introduction 3.3.2 Networks of Cooperative Hydrogen Bonds (NCHBs) in Proton Transfer and Proton Transport3.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4 Secondary (Agostic Si-H/Electrostatic C-F) Interactions in Alkaline Earth-based Catalysts 94; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Design of Alkaline Earth Precatalysts; 4.2.1 General Considerations; 4.2.2 Noncovalent Interactions for Alkaline Earth Precatalysts; 4.3 Alkaline Earth (Pre)catalyst Performance in Catalysis; 4.3.1 Catalysts and Precatalysts; 4.3.2 Hydroamination Catalysis; 4.3.3 Hydrophosphination Catalysis; 4.3.4 Other Types of Catalysis 4.4 ConclusionReferences; Chapter 5 Anion-π Catalysis 122; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Results and Discussion; 5.2.1 Physical Nature of the Anion-π Interaction; 5.2.2 Anion-π Catalysis; 5.2.3 Anion-π Asymmetric Catalysis; 5.2.4 Anion-π Transaminase Mimics; 5.2.5 Electric Field-assisted Anion-π Catalysis; 5.2.6 Anion-π Catalysis of Diels-Alder Reactions; 5.2.7 Anion-π Fullerene Catalysis; 5.2.8 Synergistic Anion-(π)n-π Catalysis; 5.3 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 6 Onium Ion-assisted Organic Reactions Through Cation-π Interactions 137; 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Catalytic Reactions via Cation-π-stabilized Intermediates6.2.1 Enamine Intermediates; 6.2.2 Pyridinium Ylides; 6.2.3 N-Heterocyclic Carbenes; 6.2.4 N-Acyl-DMAP Derivatives; 6.3 Onium Ion-assisted Reactions; 6.3.1 Michael Addition; 6.3.2 Carbonyl Reduction; 6.3.3 Strecker Reaction; 6.3.4 Alkyne Cyclization; 6.3.5 Michael-Friedel-Crafts Reaction; 6.3.6 Aromatic Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction; 6.3.7 Photocyclization; 6.3.8 Elimination; 6.3.9 Ring-closing Metathesis; 6.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 7 The Role of Noncovalent Interactions in the Efficiency of Dendrimers in Catalysis 153 2.2 Historical Background of C-H Hydrogen Bonds2.3 Computational Analysis of C-H Hydrogen Bonds in Asymmetric Catalysis; 2.4 Asymmetric Organometallic Catalysis Controlled by C-H Hydrogen Bonding; 2.5 Asymmetric Organocatalysis Controlled by C-H Hydrogen Bonding; 2.6 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3 Catalysis by Networks of Cooperative Hydrogen Bonds 66; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Concept of Cooperativity; 3.3 Hydrogen Bond Cooperativity; 3.3.1 σ and π Cooperative Hydrogen Bonds: Evidence

This book provides an overview of the role of different types of noncovalent interactions in both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis