Scorpionates in CO2 conversion: established applications in cyclic carbonate synthesis and emerging reactivity pathways.
Starting with the pioneering work by Trofimenko in the 1960s, scorpionate ligands have become pivotal ligands in coordination chemistry and catalysis. Their tridentate κ3-coordination mode promotes the formation of stable metal complexes while allowing the modulation of electronic and steric properties in these entitie...