Metallomicellar supramolecular systems and their applications in catalytic reactions

This review presents advances in metallomicelles-catalyzed reactions, including hydrolysis of carboxylic esters and phosphates, oxidation-reductions, C–C bond forming reactions, etc. These novel supramolecular vehicles can not only mimic the active center, but also the hydrophobic microenvironments of metalloenzymes. As emphasis, the kinetic models and mechanism studies of metallomicelles-catalyzed hydrolysis, which were intensively studied in our group, were particularly reviewed.