Latent catalysts require activation, and this is often achieved with either heat, light or an additional chemical agent. By attaching polymer chains to known classes of metal–carbene complexes, it has now been shown that mechanical force can also be used to induce catalytic activity.
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Rathore, J., Nelson, A. Catalysts feel the force. Nature Chem 1, 102–103 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.189
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