Functional mesoporous silica nanomaterials for catalysis and environmental applications

B Singh, J Na, M Konarova, T Wakihara… - Bulletin of the …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Silica materials are used in a wide range of applications such as catalysis, photocatalysis,
CO2 capture, and environmental remediation. These nanomaterials (NMs) have been …

The genesis of molecular volcano plots

MD Wodrich, B Sawatlon, M Busch… - Accounts of chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus For the past two decades, linear free energy scaling relationships and volcano
plots have seen frequent use as computational tools that aid in understanding and …

Applications of reticular diversity in metal–organic frameworks: An ever-evolving state of the art

A Ejsmont, J Andreo, A Lanza, A Galarda… - Coordination chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are exciting materials due to their extensive applicability
in a multitude of modern technological fields. Their most prominent characteristic and …

Apparent activation energies in complex reaction mechanisms: a simple relationship via degrees of rate control

Z Mao, CT Campbell - ACS Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
The apparent activation energy of chemical reactions has played a central role in the field of
chemical kinetics and has served as an important tool for analyzing and understanding …

[HTML][HTML] Clay-supported acidic ionic liquid as an efficient catalyst for conversion of carbohydrates to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

S Sadjadi, N Abedian-Dehaghani, MM Heravi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Halloysite nanoclay has been used as a natural support for the immobilization of an acidic
ionic liquid with multiple acidic sites. To graft the ionic liquid on the halloysite, amino …

Kinetic barrier diagrams to visualize and engineer molecular nonequilibrium systems

E Penocchio, G Ragazzon - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular nonequilibrium systems hold great promises for the nanotechnology of the future.
Yet, their development is slowed by the absence of an informative representation. Indeed …

Theory-guided development of homogeneous catalysts for the reduction of CO 2 to formate, formaldehyde, and methanol derivatives

HH Cramer, S Das, MD Wodrich, C Corminboeuf… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The stepwise catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to formic acid, formaldehyde, and
methanol opens non-fossil pathways to important platform chemicals. The present article …

Data-driven advancement of homogeneous nickel catalyst activity for aryl ether cleavage

M Cordova, MD Wodrich, B Meyer, B Sawatlon… - Acs …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The increasing urgency to make chemical processes more environmentally friendly while
continuing to derive the chemicals required for modern society from renewable resources …

Chalcogen vs Halogen Bonding Catalysis in a Water-Bridge-Cocatalyzed Nitro-Michael Reaction

N Tarannam, MHH Voelkel, SM Huber… - The Journal of Organic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Recently, a tellurium-based chalcogen-bond-catalyzed nitro-Michael reaction was reported
(Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 16923), taking advantage of the strong Lewis acidity of the …

Molecule Saturation Boosts Acetylene Semihydrogenation Activity and Selectivity on a Core‐Shell Ruthenium@ Palladium Catalyst

C Zhu, W Xu, F Liu, J Luo, J Lu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing selectivity without the expense of activity is desired but challenging in
heterogeneous catalysis. By revealing the molecule saturation and adsorption sensitivity on …