| Metalloporphyrins Catalyzed Oxidations 1994 Edition Contributor(s): Montanari, F. (Editor), Casella, L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0792326571 ISBN-13: 9780792326571 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1994 Annotation: This volume presents a state-of-the-art overview of research in the field of metalloporphyrin catalysis, ranging from porphyrin synthesis to applications to reactivity, biological catalysis and theoretical and mechanistic aspects. The book contains ten substantial contributions written by authorities in the field. The first presents a general overview which introduces all types of catalytic oxidations by metalloporphyrins. The contributions which follow deal with synthetic routes to metalloporphyrins; various applications of synthetic metalloporphyrins; the theoretical aspects of the electronic structure of oxometalloporphyrins and oxygen-transfer reaction mechanisms; the synthesis of chiral metalloporphyrins and their asymmetric catalytic oxidations; and biological oxidations catalyzed by heme enzymes. Each contribution constitutes a homogeneous treatment of a topic and can be read independently. Research activities in this interdisciplinary area of chemistry are of extreme importance in the development of chemical technologies for mild and selective oxidation of organics or the detoxification of pollutants. It is hoped that this volume will help to stimulate new ideas and approaches. For researchers in academia, chemical and pharmaceutical industries whose work involves chemical and biological catalysis. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Chemistry - Organic - Technology & Engineering | Chemical & Biochemical - Science | Chemistry - Inorganic |
| Dewey: 547.593 |
| LCCN: 93043396 |
| Series: Catalysis by Metal Complexes |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.53 lbs) 354 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Oxidative catalysis by metalloporphyrin systems occupies a prominent role in the current research in the fields of chemical and biological catalysis. Our particular interest and approach has been to collect in the same volume papers dealing with both the chemical and biological aspects of the reactivity of heme systems because of the realization that a better understanding of the complementary discipline can be extremely useful for the researchers from either field. The current progress of the research on synthetic metalloporphyrin catalysts has led to the development of several systems that are able to reproduce the heme-enzyme mediated oxygenation and oxidation reactions, at least in terms of reaction types, mechanisms and often rates. These achievements have stimulated the of creating metalloporphyrin catalysts which are both ambitious project efficient and stable enough to become competitive for large-scale industrial processes. Although this project is still far from being realized, the efforts in this direction parallel those aimed at the application of heme enzymes to chemical technologies, e. g. for the mild, selective oxidation of organics or the detoxification of pollutants. Both the two approaches will be advantageous because while the enzyme systems can achieve selectivities which are probably unattainable by synthetic catalysts, the latter can be active under experimental conditions that would readily inactivate the enzymes. |
