Dear Colleagues,

Catalytic oxidation is a process of fundamental significance in chemistry. From both organic and inorganic points of view, catalytic oxidation is a part of many laboratory and industrial protocols for a wide range of valuable products. Coordination compounds of transition metals are common catalysts for oxidative transformations, where the metal centre plays various roles, from the coordination of substrates and stabilization of intermediates to the activation of an oxidant. Polynuclear complexes, inspired by structures of enzymes’ active centres, could constitute next-generation catalysts. The presence of few metals at a close distance could promote the interaction between coordinated intermediates, enhancing the activity and opening new catalytic pathways.

This Special Issue welcomes contributions focused on investigation of the catalytic activity of polynuclear coordination compounds in a broad range of oxidative processes. This includes both inorganic (e.g., water oxidation) and organic (oxidation of functional groups, late stage functionalization, C–H activation, oxidative coupling, etc.) reactions of fundamental and applied interests.

Dr. Oksana V. Nesterova
Guest Editor

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• Polynuclear complexes
• transition metals
• homogeneous catalysis
• oxidation processes
• organic synthesis
• reaction mechanism
• kinetics