Surface and interface coordination chemistry learned from model heterogeneous metal nanocatalysts: from atomically dispersed catalysts to atomically precise …

W Jing, H Shen, R Qin, Q Wu, K Liu, N Zheng - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The surface and interface coordination structures of heterogeneous metal catalysts are
crucial to their catalytic performance. However, the complicated surface and interface …

The E factor at 30: a passion for pollution prevention

RA Sheldon - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The introduction of the E Factor in 1992 focussed attention on the problem of waste
generation, defined as everything but the desired product, in chemicals manufacture and …

High-entropy materials for catalysis: A new frontier

Y Sun, S Dai - Science Advances, 2021 - science.org
Entropy plays a pivotal role in catalysis, and extensive research efforts have been directed to
understanding the enthalpy-entropy relationship that defines the reaction pathways of …

Ligand‐to‐metal charge transfer (LMCT) photochemistry at 3d‐metal complexes: an emerging tool for sustainable organic synthesis

F Juliá - ChemCatChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the rich photochemistry of 3d‐metal complexes, the utilization of excited‐state
reactivity of these compounds in organic synthesis has been historically overlooked. The …

Theoretical modeling of electrochemical proton-coupled electron transfer

RE Warburton, AV Soudackov… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) plays an essential role in a wide range of
electrocatalytic processes. A vast array of theoretical and computational methods have been …

Interfacial engineering enhances the electroactivity of frame‐like concave RhCu bimetallic nanocubes for nitrate reduction

ZX Ge, TJ Wang, Y Ding, SB Yin, FM Li… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ammonia is a crucial chemical in agriculture, industry, and emerging energy industries, so
high‐efficient, energy‐saving, sustainable, and environmentally‐friendly NH3 synthesis …

Advances in heterogeneous single-cluster catalysis

X Li, S Mitchell, Y Fang, J Li, J Perez-Ramirez… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Heterogeneous single-cluster catalysts (SCCs) comprising atomically precise and isolated
metal clusters stabilized on appropriately chosen supports offer exciting prospects for …

Active learning guides discovery of a champion four-metal perovskite oxide for oxygen evolution electrocatalysis

J Moon, W Beker, M Siek, J Kim, HS Lee, T Hyeon… - Nature Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Multi-metal oxides in general and perovskite oxides in particular have attracted considerable
attention as oxygen evolution electrocatalysts. Although numerous theoretical studies have …

Understanding catalytic synergy in dinuclear polymerization catalysts for sustainable polymers

F Fiorentini, WT Diment, AC Deacy, RWF Kerr… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the chemistry underpinning intermetallic synergy and the discovery of
generally applicable structure-performances relationships are major challenges in catalysis …

Power of biocatalysis for organic synthesis

CK Winkler, JH Schrittwieser, W Kroutil - ACS central science, 2021 - ACS Publications
Biocatalysis, using defined enzymes for organic transformations, has become a common
tool in organic synthesis, which is also frequently applied in industry. The generally high …