Chemical sensing is a strategic field of science and technology ultimately aiming at
improving the quality of our lives and the sustainability of our Planet. Sensors bear a direct …

The local electron density of an atom is one key factor that determines its chemical
properties. Regulating electron density can promote the atom's reactivity and so reduce the …

Sustainable management of ecosystem implies the exploitation of ecofriendly approaches in
agriculture for production of crops. Since crop production is linearly determined by …

The removal of acetylene from ethylene streams is key in industry for manufacturing
polyethylene. Here we show that a well-defined Pd1–Au1 dimer, anchored to the walls of a …

We investigated the catalytic efficacy of supported gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) towards the
selective reaction between o-phenylenediamine and aldehydes that yields 2-substituted …

Commercially available zeolite Y modulates the catalytic activity and selectivity of ultrasmall
silver species during the Buchner reaction and the carbene addition to methylene and …

As one of the most influential scientists in the field of heterogeneous catalysis and materials
science, Prof. Avelino Corma has made significant contributions in many diverse fields …

The preparation of novel efficient catalysts─ that could be applicable in industrially
important chemical processes─ has attracted great interest. Small subnanometer metal …

The carbonyl–olefin metathesis reaction has experienced significant advances in the last
seven years with new catalysts and reaction protocols. However, most of these procedures …

Au nanoparticles supported on TiO2 (1 mol%) catalyze the quantitative cycloisomerization of
conjugated allenones into furans under very mild conditions. The reaction rate is …