Supplements
Small-molecule catalysis
Vol. 455, No. 7211 pp 303–349
In this supplement
Small-molecule catalysts are vital for countless chemical reactions. The development of these catalysts, which include transition-metal complexes and small organic molecules, is being stimulated by insights into the mechanisms of existing small-molecule catalysts, by advances in computational chemistry, and by inspiration drawn from enzymes and from the challenges of making natural products.
Editorial
Small-molecule catalysis free access
Andrew Mitchinson & Joshua Finkelstein
doi:10.1038/455303a
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Commentaries
The advent and development of organocatalysis
David W. C. MacMillan
doi:10.1038/nature07367
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Computational prediction of small-molecule catalysts
K. N. Houk & Paul Ha-Yeon Cheong
doi:10.1038/nature07368
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (355KB)
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Reviews
Carbon–heteroatom bond formation catalysed by organometallic complexes
John F. Hartwig
doi:10.1038/nature07369
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Natural products as inspiration for the development of asymmetric catalysis
Justin T. Mohr, Michael R. Krout & Brian M. Stoltz
doi:10.1038/nature07370
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (327KB)
Biologically inspired oxidation catalysis
Lawrence Que Jr & William B. Tolman
doi:10.1038/nature07371
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (319KB)
Towards uranium catalysts
Alexander R. Fox, Suzanne C. Bart, Karsten Meyer & Christopher C. Cummins
doi:10.1038/nature07372
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (319KB)