Bifunctional hydroformylation on heterogeneous Rh-WOx pair site catalysts

I Ro, J Qi, S Lee, M Xu, X Yan, Z Xie, G Zakem… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Metal-catalysed reactions are often hypothesized to proceed on bifunctional active sites,
whereby colocalized reactive species facilitate distinct elementary steps in a catalytic …

[HTML][HTML] Tuning the reactivity of carbon surfaces with oxygen-containing functional groups

J Zhou, P Yang, PA Kots, M Cohen, Y Chen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Oxygen-containing carbons are promising supports and metal-free catalysts for many
reactions. However, distinguishing the role of various oxygen functional groups and …

Propane Dehydrogenation on PtxSny (x, y ≤ 4) Clusters on Al2O3(110)

Y Liu, X Zong, A Patra, S Caratzoulas… - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
With increasing interest in atomically dispersed and sub-nanometer Pt and Pt–Sn cluster
catalysts for propane dehydrogenation (PDH), understanding structure–property …

C–O bond activation using ultralow loading of noble metal catalysts on moderately reducible oxides

J Fu, J Lym, W Zheng, K Alexopoulos, AV Mironenko… - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
Selective C–O activation of multifunctional molecules is essential for many important
chemical processes. Although reducible metal oxides are active and selective towards …

Modulating the dynamics of Brønsted acid sites on PtWOx inverse catalyst

J Fu, S Liu, W Zheng, R Huang, C Wang, A Lawal… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Brønsted acid sites on the oxide overlayers of metal–metal oxide inverse catalysts are often
hypothesized to drive selective C–O bond activation. However, the Brønsted acid site nature …

[HTML][HTML] Highly active, ultra-low loading single-atom iron catalysts for catalytic transfer hydrogenation

Z An, P Yang, D Duan, J Li, T Wan, Y Kong… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Highly effective and selective noble metal-free catalysts attract significant attention. Here, a
single-atom iron catalyst is fabricated by saturated adsorption of trace iron onto zeolitic …

Catalytic resonance of ammonia synthesis by simulated dynamic ruthenium crystal strain

GR Wittreich, S Liu, PJ Dauenhauer, DG Vlachos - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
Ammonia affords dense storage for renewable energy as a fungible liquid fuel, provided it
can be efficiently synthesized from hydrogen and nitrogen. In this work, the catalysis of …

[HTML][HTML] Python in chemistry: physicochemical tools

FV Ryzhkov, YE Ryzhkova, MN Elinson - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The popularity of the Python programming language in chemistry is growing every year.
Python provides versatility, simplicity, and a rich ecosystem of libraries, making it the …

Impact of Hydrogen Bonds on CO2 Binding in Eutectic Solvents: An Experimental and Computational Study toward Sorbent Design for CO2 Capture

A Klemm, SP Vicchio, S Bhattacharjee… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Choline-based amino acid ionic liquids with anions glycinate, β-alaninate, phenylalaninate,
and prolinate were synthesized and mixed with ethylene glycol to form lower-viscosity …

Theoretical Study of Ethylene Hydroformylation on Atomically Dispersed Rh/Al2O3 Catalysts: Reaction Mechanism and Influence of the ReOx Promoter

S Lee, A Patra, P Christopher, DG Vlachos… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Atomically dispersed late transition-metal catalysts on supports have demonstrated
unexpectedly high activity and selectivity compared to metal clusters, attributed to the unique …