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 ...

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 ...

the phase transition from a catalytically inactive alpha phase to a highly active gamma phase and the role of the various O ligands and Ni4+ centers in the catalysis. It is this gamma phase that ...

This study introduced an alternative approach, utilizing MOFs—porous hybrid materials composed of metal clusters and organic ligands—to synthesize effective and reusable catalysts under mild ...

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 ...

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 ...

We are CatLab, a research group from University of Helsinki focusing on catalysis and green chemistry ... 34/2021) with our article Cooperative Ligands in Dissolution of Gold.

Mingkang Zhou: It provides a brand-new chiral source and a recyclable synthesis strategy, making the synthesis of chiral diamine-derived catalysts and ligands highly efficient and convenient.

Now, the identification and categorization of metastable cluster states into ‘living libraries’ has been shown to clarify their crucial role in catalysis ... rich alkoxy ligands and solvents ...

These are known as Z-type ligands, and they can accept electrons ... It is hoped that the findings will contribute to the design of new catalysts to improve the efficiency and selectivity of ...