ZEOLITE ENCAPSULATED METAL-COMPLEXES

The various strategies for the preparation of zeolite ship-in-a-bottle complexes are reviewed. Key examples of the cluster, flexible ligand, template and zeolite synthesis methods are described. Evidence for the intrazeolite location of the metal complexes as well as the prevailing interpretation of these results have been organized in terms of the various methods of characterization. A brief summary of known reactivity studies of zeolite encapsulated metal complexes, including catalytic oxidations and hydrogenations, is also presented.