Petroleum Chemistry, Vol.60, No.2, 155-165, 2020
Complexation of Thiophene Compounds with Transition Metals as the Key to Understanding the Mechanisms of Desulfurization of Petroleum Products (Review)
The results of studies on the activation of C-H and C-S bonds of thiophenes and their derivatives by transition metal compounds are summarized. A variety of thiophene-to-metal coordination modes, which depend on a particular metal and its surrounding ligands, are considered, as well as the transformations of thiophene compounds under the influence of transition metal complexes.
Keywords:thiophene;benzothiophene;dibenzothiophene;transition metal complexes;activation of C-H and C-S bonds