Silica‐Supported Molecular Catalysts for Tandem Reactions

The development of silica‐supported molecular catalysts for tandem reactions is an important research direction of heterogeneous catalysis. Besides their significant merits in sustainable catalytic processes, numerous strategies have been utilized to construct silica‐supported molecular catalysts. Here, we emphasize tandem reactions and summarize the recent advances in sequential organic transformations. This paper is composed of four parts. The beginning part introduces silica as supports. The second part provides a large number of examples for the construction of non‐chiral molecular catalysts used for tandem reactions. The third part offers an outline for the construction of chiral molecular catalysts used for enantioselective tandem reactions. Finally, the perspectives for the further development of silica‐supported molecular catalysts for tandem reactions are addressed. In tandem: Tandem reactions catalyzed by silica‐supported molecular catalysts are of significant importance in green chemistry owing to their easy recyclability and environmentally benign fashion. This minireview focuses mainly on the constructions of silica‐supported molecular catalysts and summarizes the recent advances of sequential organic transformations through tandem reactions.