Abstract
Recent developments in manganese-catalyzed reducing transformations—hydrosilylation,
hydroboration, hydrogenation, and transfer hydrogenation—are reviewed herein. Over
the past half a decade (i.e., 2016 to the present), more than 115 research publications
have been reported in these fields. Novel organometallic compounds and new reduction
transformations have been discovered and further developed. Significant challenges
that had historically acted as barriers for the use of manganese catalysts in reduction
reactions are slowly being broken down. This review will hopefully assist in developing
this research area, by presenting a clear and concise overview of the catalyst structures
and substrate transformations published so far.
1 Introduction
2 Hydrosilylation
3 Hydroboration
4 Hydrogenation
5 Transfer Hydrogenation
6 Conclusion and Perspective
Key words
manganese - reduction - homogeneous catalysis - hydrogenation - hydrosilylation -
hydroboration - transfer hydrogenation
