The Growing Impact of Niobium in Organic Synthesis and Catalysis

Valdemar Lacerda, Deborah A. dos Santos, Luiz Carlos da Silva‐Filho, Sandro J. Greco, Reginaldo Bezerra dos Santos

Acervo Digital da Universidade Estadual Paulista (Universidade Estadual Paulista) · 2012 · 37 citations · 0 references

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The growing interest in, and applications of, niobium compounds in organic synthesis and catalysis are surveyed, with a focus on their efficiency and versatility in several classical and broad organic reaction types. It is our hope that this review will spur further investigations of this lesser studied, but equally important, member of group 5 transition metals.