This short review describes recent advances in π–π stacking interaction-enabled catalysis
for selective transformations. Owing to their charge-independent and spatially accessible
nature, π–π interactions have been utilized to control chemo-, regio-, and stereoselectivity
in a range of transformations. Selected examples are presented to illustrate how these
noncovalent forces modulate transition-state geometry or stabilize key intermediates
in C–C, C–O, and C–N bond formations, as well as in reductions and hydrogenation reactions.
Keywords
π–π Interactions - Noncovalent interactions - Selective catalysis bond formation -
Selective reduction