Highlighting the key aspects and latest advances in the rapidly developing field of molecular catalysis, this book covers new strategies to investigate reaction mechanisms, the enhancement of the catalysts' selectivity and efficiency, as well as the rational design of well-defined molecular catalysts. The interdisciplinary author team with an excellent reputation within the community discusses experimental and theoretical studies, along with examples of improved catalysts, and their application in organic synthesis, biocatalysis, and supported organometallic catalysis. As a result, readers will gain a deeper understanding of the catalytic transformations, allowing them to adapt the knowledge to their own investigations.With its ideal combination of fundamental and applied research, this is an essential reference for researchers and graduate students both in academic institutions and in the chemical industry.With a foreword by Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann.

ForewordIntroductionMECHANISMS OF ELEMENTARY REACTIONS IN CATALYTIC PROCESSESQuantum Dynamics of Molecular Elementary Processes in Catalytic Transformations Activation of Small Molecules with Metal and Metal Oxide Clusters in Inert Gas MatricesTowards Single-Molecule CatalysisIntermediates and Elementary Reactions in Gold CatalysisDiastereoselectivity in Alkene MetathesisNEW CATALYSTS - NEW AND OLD REACTIONSOxidation Catalysis with High-Valent Nonheme Iron ComplexesSingle-Site Organochromium Catalysts for High Molecular Weight PolyolefinsLigand Design and Mechanistic Studies for Ni-Catalyzed Hydrocyanation and 2-Methyl-3-Butenenitrile Isomerization Based upon Rh-Hydroformylation ResearchStrongly Electron Donating Tridentate N-Heterocyclic Biscarbene Ligands for Rhodium and Iridium CatalysisNHCP Ligands for CatalysisCATALYSTS IN SYNTHESISIr-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitution Reactions - Fundamentals and Applications in Natural Products SynthesisSequential Catalysis Involving Metal Catalyzed Cycloisomerizations and CyclizationsC-N-Coupling Reactions in Catalytic One-Pot Syntheses using Molecular Group 4 CatalystsSequential Catalysis for the Stereoselective Synthesis of Complex PolyketidesModular Assembly of Chiral Catalysts with Polydentate Stereodirecting LigandsSTRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMSBeating and Employing X-Ray-Induced Radiation Damage in Structural Studies of HemoproteinsThe Catalytic Strategy of P-O Bond Cleaving Enzymes: Comparing EcoRV and MyosinSelective Hybrid Catalysts Based on Nucleic AcidsSTUDIES OF IMMOBILIZED CATALYSTSDendrimers as Platforms for Stereoselective CatalysisSolid Phases as Protective Environments for Biomimetic CatalystsHigh-Throughput Screening of Catalysts and ReactionsIndex