Homogeneous Transition-Metal Catalysis in Asymmetric C–C-Bond Formation. Back to Coordination Polymerization

Abstract

An account is given of the development of the author's research in the field of homogeneous catalysis by transition-metal complexes at the Laboratorium für Technische Chemie of the ETH, Zürich. The main goal is to explore the potentiality of asymmetric transition-metal catalysis for new reactions in which C–C bonds are formed, leading to enantiomerically enriched (pure) products. Increasing attention is given to new carbonylation reactions, in particular to their exploitation for the synthesis of new stereoregular optically active polymers.