How Can Coordination Catalysts be Tailored for Specific Reactions?
Coordination catalysts can be tailored by modifying the metal center, the ligands, or both. By choosing specific metals and designing ligands with particular electronic and steric properties, chemists can create catalysts that are highly selective for certain reactions. This customization is essential for asymmetric catalysis, where the goal is to produce chiral products with high enantioselectivity.
