Martins, LuisaPombeiro, Armando2017-03-212017-03-212016-03MARTINS, Luísa M. D. R. S.; POMBEIRO, Armando J. L. – Water-soluble c-scorpionate complexes – catalytic and biological applications. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. ISSN 1099-0682, Vol. 2016, N.º 15-16 (2016), pp. 2236-2252.1099-0682http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/6881Recent advances in the synthesis of water-soluble homoscorpionates of the tris(pyrazol-1-yl)methane type as well as of their water-soluble metal complexes are reviewed. Moreover, the application of these tris(pyrazol-1-yl)methane metal complexes as catalysts for the oxidative functionalization of inexpensive and abundant alkanes to value-added products and other industrially significant reactions is addressed. We also focus on the main biological (antiproliferative and antimicrobial) applications of such C-scorpionate-type complexes.engjournal article10.1002/ejic.201600053