New analytical tools for advanced mechanistic studies in catalysis: photoionization and photoelectron photoion coincidence spectroscopy

P Hemberger, JA van Bokhoven… - Catalysis Science & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
What are the reaction mechanisms responsible for the selective product formation in
catalysis? How can we identify the reactive intermediates steering the reaction towards the …

Flash vacuum pyrolysis of azides, triazoles, and tetrazoles

C Wentrup - Chemical Reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Flash vacuum pyrolysis (FVP) of azides is an extremely valuable method of generating
nitrenes and studying their thermal rearrangements. The nitrenes can in many cases be …

Combustion in the future: The importance of chemistry

K Kohse-Höinghaus - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2021 - Elsevier
Combustion involves chemical reactions that are often highly exothermic. Combustion
systems utilize the energy of chemical compounds released during this reactive process for …

Photoelectron photoion coincidence spectroscopy provides mechanistic insights in fuel synthesis and conversion

P Hemberger, A Bodi, T Bierkandt, M Köhler… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Clean combustion, ie, the reduction of NOx and soot emissions, and carbon neutrality,
achieved in part by biofuel synthesis, are major milestones in the transition to a sustainable …

The vacuum ultraviolet beamline/endstations at NSRL dedicated to combustion research

Z Zhou, X Du, J Yang, Y Wang, C Li, S Wei… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.iucr.org
An undulator-based vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) beamline (BL03U), intended for combustion
chemistry studies, has been constructed at the National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory …

Continuous pyrolysis microreactors: Hot sources with little cooling? New insights utilizing cation velocity map imaging and threshold photoelectron spectroscopy

P Hemberger, X Wu, Z Pan, A Bodi - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Resistively heated silicon carbide microreactors are widely applied as continuous sources to
selectively prepare elusive and reactive intermediates with astrochemical, catalytic, or …

Low-temperature formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Titan's atmosphere

L Zhao, RI Kaiser, B Xu, U Ablikim, M Ahmed… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The detection of benzene in Titan's atmosphere led to the emergence of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) as potential nucleation agents triggering the growth of Titan's orange …

Gas-phase synthesis of benzene via the propargyl radical self-reaction

L Zhao, W Lu, M Ahmed, MV Zagidullin… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been invoked in fundamental molecular
mass growth processes in our galaxy. We provide compelling evidence of the formation of …

Iodide-coordinated single-site Pd catalysts for alkyne dialkoxycarbonylation

X Li, S Feng, P Hemberger, A Bodi, X Song… - Acs …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous single-metal-site catalysts (HSMSCs) have attracted considerable interest,
but most studies have focused on the metal atoms in the active site while ignoring the key …

Substitution reactions in the pyrolysis of acetone revealed through a modeling, experiment, theory paradigm

DP Zaleski, R Sivaramakrishnan… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The development of high-fidelity mechanisms for chemically reactive systems is a
challenging process that requires the compilation of rate descriptions for a large and …