Activation of small molecules by transition metal complexes

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Transition metal complexes play a very important role in the chemical industry through their use as catalysts. Catalysts are in fact essential for the manufacturing of more than ninety percent of the chemicals produced today, leading to much reduced energy consumption for large-scale productions. In many cases, some organic transformations and materials would also be inexistent or proceed in poor yield and selectivity without such catalysts. It is therefore critical to further develop our understanding of the requirements for catalysts to achieve high activity without decomposition at relevant process conditions.