How Do Catalytic Mechanisms Involve Bond Rearrangement?
Catalytic mechanisms often involve complex rearrangements of bonds. In homogeneous catalysis, such as with transition metal complexes, ligands can transiently bond to the metal center, facilitating the rearrangement of bonds in the substrate. In heterogeneous catalysis, the surface atoms of the catalyst can form and break bonds with the reactants, leading to intermediate species that undergo further transformations.
