The development of well-defined, isolated organometallic sites
on solid supports continues to be an active area of research in
catalysis.
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Efforts in this area target practical and efficient
catalyst technologies by combining the high selectivity and
reactivity of molecular catalysts and the stability and ease of
recovery of supported catalytic materials.
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In addition, this
catalyst design strategy has provided a growing number of welldefined platform compounds that are amenable to structural
and rigorous mechanistic investigations, both of which are
crucial elements for the rational design of functional catalysts.