Applications of Chitosan and Its Derivatives Supported Transitional Metal Catalysts in Organic Reactions

Due to its good coordination ability to the metal compounds, chitosan and its derivatives can be used as a kind of good catalysts carrier. Recently, the catalytic properties of chitosan and its derivatives supported metal catalyst have been attracted more attentions. Based on the kind of reactions, the applications of chitosan and its derivatives supported metal catalysts in the catalytic asymmetric reaction, allylic substitution, coupling, addition, oxidation, reduction and some other reactions are reviewed.