HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS: AN OVERVIEW

Abstract

Catalysis plays an important role in our day-to-day life either directly or indirectly. While the petrochemical industries are largely based on catalytic processes, in recent decades, small volume specialty and fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals are increasingly produced through catalytic routes as part of effort to improve efficiencies of reactions. In this review, some of the important homogeneous catalytic methodologies relevant to the synthesis of value added products are described.