Artificial molecular ratchets: Tools enabling endergonic processes

T Sangchai, S Al Shehimy, E Penocchio… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐equilibrium chemical systems underpin multiple domains of contemporary interest,
including supramolecular chemistry, molecular machines, systems chemistry, prebiotic …

Ratcheting synthesis

S Borsley, JM Gallagher, DA Leigh… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Synthetic chemistry has traditionally relied on reactions between reactants of high chemical
potential and transformations that proceed energetically downhill to either a global or local …

Selective hydrodeoxygenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2, 5-dimethylfuran (DMF) over carbon supported copper catalysts using isopropyl alcohol as a …

YW Hsiao, X Zong, J Zhou, W Zheng… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Selective hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2, 5-
dimethylfuran is of great importance. We reveal a simple pathway for green and efficient …

Fabrication of Large-Area Metal-on-Carbon Catalytic Condensers for Programmable Catalysis

KR Oh, TM Onn, A Walton, ML Odlyzko… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Catalytic condensers stabilize charge on either side of a high-k dielectric film to modulate
the electronic states of a catalytic layer for the electronic control of surface reactions. Here …

Flexible and Extensive Platinum Ion Gel Condensers for Programmable Catalysis

TM Onn, KR Oh, DZ Adrahtas, JK Soeherman… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Catalytic condensers composed of ion gels separating a metal electrode from a platinum-on-
carbon active layer were fabricated and characterized to achieve more powerful, high …

Molecular ratchets and kinetic asymmetry: Giving chemistry direction

S Borsley, DA Leigh… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last two decades ratchet mechanisms have transformed the understanding and
design of stochastic molecular systems—biological, chemical and physical—in a move away …

Dynamic Electrification of Dry Reforming of Methane with In Situ Catalyst Regeneration

K Yu, C Wang, W Zheng, DG Vlachos - ACS Energy Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
We report the design and performance of a rapid pulse Joule heating (RPH) reactor with an
in situ Raman spectrometer for highly endothermic, reversible reactions. We demonstrate it …

Deep learning-assisted investigation of electric field–dipole effects on catalytic ammonia synthesis

M Wan, H Yue, J Notarangelo, H Liu, F Che - JACS Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
External electric fields can modify binding energies of reactive surface species and enhance
catalytic performance of heterogeneously catalyzed reactions. In this work, we used density …

Platinum graphene catalytic condenser for millisecond programmable metal surfaces

TM Onn, SR Gathmann, S Guo… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Accelerating catalytic chemistry and tuning surface reactions require precise control of the
electron density of metal atoms. In this work, nanoclusters of platinum were supported on a …

Reaction mechanisms, kinetics, and improved catalysts for ammonia synthesis from hierarchical high throughput catalyst design

J Fuller, Q An, A Fortunelli… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The Haber–Bosch (HB) process is the primary chemical synthesis technique for
industrial production of ammonia (NH3) for manufacturing nitrate-based fertilizer and as a …