Single‐atom catalysis in organic synthesis

VB Saptal, V Ruta, MA Bajada… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom catalysts hold the potential to significantly impact the chemical sector, pushing
the boundaries of catalysis in new, uncharted directions. These materials, featuring isolated …

Boosting the Hydroformylation Activity of a Rh/CeO2 Single-Atom Catalyst by Tuning Surface Deficiencies

Y Zheng, Q Wang, Q Yang, S Wang, MJ Hülsey… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Controlling the interactions between atomically dispersed metal atoms and the support plays
significant roles in determining the activity and selectivity of single-atom catalysts. In this …

Single-atoms Ru/NiFe layered double hydroxide electrocatalyst: Efficient for oxidation of selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and oxygen evolution reaction

H Xu, G Xin, W Hu, Z Zhang, C Si, J Chen, L Lu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
The adsorption performance modulation of catalysts on reactants is effective for the
improvement of catalytic oxidation reactions. Ru is beneficial for adsorption of products …

Low-temperature hydroformylation of ethylene by phosphorous stabilized Rh sites in a one-pot synthesized Rh-(O)-P-MFI zeolite

M Zhao, C Li, D Gómez, F Gonell… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Zeolites containing Rh single sites stabilized by phosphorous were prepared through a one-
pot synthesis method and are shown to have superior activity and selectivity for ethylene …

Structural Design of Single‐Atom Catalysts for Enhancing Petrochemical Catalytic Reaction Process

M Li, G Sun, Z Wang, X Zhang, J Peng… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Petroleum, as the “lifeblood” of industrial development, is the important energy source and
raw material. The selective transformation of petroleum into high‐end chemicals is of great …

Suppressing Metal Leaching and Sintering in Hydroformylation Reaction by Modulating the Coordination of Rh Single Atoms with Reactants

Z Yu, S Zhang, L Zhang, X Liu, Z Jia, L Li… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Hydroformylation reaction is one of the largest homogeneously catalyzed industrial
processes yet suffers from difficulty and high cost in catalyst separation and recovery …

Regioselective hydroformylation of propene catalysed by rhodium-zeolite

X Zhang, T Yan, H Hou, J Yin, H Wan, X Sun, Q Zhang… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Hydroformylation is an industrial process for the production of aldehydes from alkenes,.
Regioselective hydroformylation of propene to high-value n-butanal is particularly important …

Template‐Oriented Polyaniline‐Supported Palladium Nanoclusters for Reductive Homocoupling of Furfural Derivatives

D Guo, K Jiang, H Gan, Y Ren, J Long… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Developing well‐defined structures and desired properties for porous organic polymer
(POP) supported catalysts by controlling their composition, size, and morphology is of great …

Adjacent MnOx clusters enhance the hydroformylation activity of rhodium single-atom catalysts

Y Zheng, Q Yang, S Wang, S Furukawa, M Li… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydroformylation reactions promoted by Rh single-atom catalysts typically exhibit a negative
reaction order for CO and a positive reaction order for H 2 and alkenes. To enhance the …

Ambient-pressure alkoxycarbonylation for sustainable synthesis of ester

B Zhang, H Yuan, Y Liu, Z Deng, M Douthwaite… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Alkoxycarbonylation reactions are common in the chemical industry, yet process
sustainability is limited by the inefficient utilization of CO. In this study, we address this issue …