Latent catalysts are usually activated by heating them or adding an external chemical agent, but now it has been shown that mechanical force is also an option in some instances. Ultrasound can be used to dissociate polymeric ligands from metal-containing complexes to reveal the innate catalytic ability of one of the two fragments.
- Alessio Piermattei
- S. Karthikeyan
- Rint P. Sijbesma
