Metal-Organic
Chemistry of Heavy Transition Metals:
Syntheses, Reactions and Catalytic Applications
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of multidentate [O,N,O,X'] aminobisphenolate
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A number of industrially important homogeneous and
heterogeneous reactions are catalysed by molybdenum and tungsten compounds.
Such
reactions include the isomerization of allyl
alcohols, olefin metathesis, oxo transfer reactions and oxidation of propene in
SOHIO
process. The
versatile chemistry of molybdenum and tungsten is also an essential part of a
variety of biological systems. Specifically, the
activities of various enzymes are based on the
reactions of a molybdenum centre. Both artificial and biological catalysts
involve such metal
ions in 
high oxidation states, therefore many
active systems can be modelled with isolated metal-oxo species which are
stabilised by hard
donors, such as alkoxido and aryloxido ligands.
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