The arrangement of small molecules—known as ligands—around transition metal atoms affects how the metal atoms behave. This is important because transition metals are used as catalysts in the synthesis ...

An unsolved challenge in catalysis is the efficient and selective functionalization of simple alkanes and plentiful hydrocarbon feedstocks. One promising approach since the late 1990’s is the use of ...

transition-metal based and metal-free catalyst technologies for polymerization, hydrogenation and metathesis 2012 Dr Thomas Colacot Johnson Matthey For exceptional contributions to the development and ...

The search is on for cheaper catalysts. Researchers are onto materials ... typically have a central metal atom surrounded by ligands, or other molecules such as chlorine and ammonia that attach ...

Chiral ligands, such as small organic molecules or peptides ... such as chiral metal nanoparticles and chiral metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), have been employed as efficient catalysts for ...