Kinetic studies of manganese(III) and cobalt(II) Schiff base complexes as synthetic hydrolases for p-nitrophenyl picolinate in CTAB surfactant micellar solution

Schiff base compounds as artificial metalloenzymes

Much research has been done on traditional homogeneous metal catalysts and enzymatic catalysts, but recently a new class of hybrid catalysts called synthetic (artificial) metalloenzymes has been considered by researchers. Metalloenzymes as hybrid catalysts (host-guest systems) have been shown that combine the properties of a homogeneous and also enzymatic catalyst. The hybrid catalyst will have added value such as enantioselectivity or chemo-selectivity. This review focuses on Schiff base complexes that either act as homogeneous artificial enzymes or contribute to the structure of a host in the preparation of hybrid metalloenzymes. Because this approach can virtually be applied to any bio- or synthetic host or guest coordination complex, the details of hybrid catalysts seem important for advance in catalysis.