Pyridine and related ligands in transition metal homogeneous catalysis

This review provides a broad overview of the literature related to the importance of pyridine and related ligands in homogeneous catalysis. In particular, it describes the various ways by which this ligand can stabilised the metal within a complex for homogeneous catalysis. We surveyed the important transition metal homogenous catalysts containing pyridine and related ligand acting as backbone for other ligands in homogeneous catalytic reactions explicitly from 2011 up to early 2014 and summarized their comparative catalytic activities.