Bioinspired framework catalysts: From enzyme immobilization to biomimetic catalysis

KY Wang, J Zhang, YC Hsu, H Lin, Z Han… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Enzymatic catalysis has fueled considerable interest from chemists due to its high efficiency
and selectivity. However, the structural complexity and vulnerability hamper the application …

Homogeneous catalysis for sustainable energy: hydrogen and methanol economies, fuels from biomass, and related topics

A Kumar, P Daw, D Milstein - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
As the world pledges to significantly cut carbon emissions, the demand for sustainable and
clean energy has now become more important than ever. This includes both production and …

Metal–organic frameworks for organic transformations by photocatalysis and photothermal catalysis

HG Jin, PC Zhao, Y Qian, JD Xiao, ZS Chao… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic transformation by light-driven catalysis, especially, photocatalysis and photothermal
catalysis, denoted as photo (thermal) catalysis, is an efficient, green, and economical route …

Atomic high-spin cobalt(II) center for highly selective electrochemical CO reduction to CH3OH

J Ding, Z Wei, F Li, J Zhang, Q Zhang, J Zhou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
In this work, via engineering the conformation of cobalt active center in cobalt
phthalocyanine molecular catalyst, the catalytic efficiency of electrochemical carbon …

Atomic-level design of metalloenzyme-like active pockets in metal–organic frameworks for bioinspired catalysis

W Xu, Y Wu, W Gu, D Du, Y Lin, C Zhu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Natural metalloenzymes with astonishing reaction activity and specificity underpin essential
life transformations. Nevertheless, enzymes only operate under mild conditions to keep …

Introducing Frustrated Lewis Pairs to Metal–Organic Framework for Selective Hydrogenation of N-Heterocycles

ZM Xu, Z Hu, Y Huang, SJ Bao, Z Niu… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydrogenated nitrogen heterocyclic compounds play a critical role in the pharmaceutical,
polymer, and agrochemical industries. Recent studies on partial hydrogenation of nitrogen …

Molecular Catalysis of Energy Relevance in Metal–Organic Frameworks: From Higher Coordination Sphere to System Effects

NF Suremann, BD McCarthy, W Gschwind… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The modularity and synthetic flexibility of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have provoked
analogies with enzymes, and even the term MOFzymes has been coined. In this review, we …

Thermocatalytic Conversion of CO2 to Valuable Products Activated by Noble‐Metal‐Free Metal‐Organic Frameworks

SL Hou, J Dong, XY Zhao, XS Li, FY Ren… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thermocatalysis of CO2 into high valuable products is an efficient and green method for
mitigating global warming and other environmental problems, of which Noble‐metal‐free …

Homogeneous Hydrogenation of CO2 and CO to Methanol: The Renaissance of Low‐Temperature Catalysis in the Context of the Methanol Economy

R Sen, A Goeppert… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The traditional economy based on carbon‐intensive fuels and materials has led to an
exponential rise in anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Outpacing the natural carbon cycle …

Recent progress in host–guest metal–organic frameworks: Construction and emergent properties

Z Chang - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) as a class of unique porous crystalline materials have
developed rapidly in the past decades. The unique features of component diversities …