Designing sites in heterogeneous catalysis: are we reaching selectivities competitive with those of homogeneous catalysts?

F Zaera - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
A critical review of different prominent nanotechnologies adapted to catalysis is provided,
with focus on how they contribute to the improvement of selectivity in heterogeneous …

Engineering precise sequence-defined polymers for advanced functions

Q Shi, Z Deng, M Hou, X Hu, S Liu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Unlike natural macromolecules (eg, nucleic acids and proteins) possessing precisely
defined molar mass, chain sequence, chirality, and topology, synthetic polymers are typically …

Applications of discrete synthetic macromolecules in life and materials science: recent and future trends

R Aksakal, C Mertens, M Soete, N Badi… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the last decade, the field of sequence‐defined polymers and related ultraprecise,
monodisperse synthetic macromolecules has grown exponentially. In the early stage, mainly …

Enhanced catalysis based on the surface environment of the silica-supported metal complex

K Motokura, S Ding, K Usui, Y Kong - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Silica-supported metal complex catalysts have been developed and used for organic
transformations. The surface environment around the supported metal complex enhances …

TEMPO in chemical transformations: from homogeneous to heterogeneous

HA Beejapur, Q Zhang, K Hu, L Zhu, J Wang… - ACS Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
The organic nitroxyl radical, TEMPO (2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl), finds a variety
of industrial applications for chemical transformations. Because of economic and …

Activation of lignin by selective oxidation: An emerging strategy for boosting lignin depolymerization to aromatics

X Yu, Z Wei, Z Lu, H Pei, H Wang - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Lignin is the most abundant, renewable aromatic resource on earth and holds great
potential for the production of value-added chemicals. The efficient valorization of lignin …

Precision Sequence‐Defined Polymers: From Sequencing to Biological Functions

Q Shi, Z Zhang, S Liu - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Precise sequence‐defined polymers (SDPs) with uniform chain‐to‐chain structure including
chain length, unit sequence, and end functionalities represent the pinnacle of sophistication …

Engineering synergistic effects of immobilized cooperative catalysts

T Chen, M Qiu, Y Peng, C Yi, Z Xu - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Immobilized cooperative catalysts are highly desirable from economic and environmental
points of view because of simpler separation and more convenient recovery and recycling of …

Learning catalyst design based on bias-free data set for oxidative coupling of methane

TN Nguyen, S Nakanowatari, TP Nhat Tran… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Combinatorial catalyst design is hardly generalizable, and the empirical aspect of the
research has biased the literature data toward accidentally found combinations. Here, 300 …

Homogeneous Metallic Oligomer Catalyst with Multisite Intramolecular Cooperativity for the Synthesis of CO2-Based Polymers

H Cao, Y Qin, C Zhuo, X Wang, F Wang - ACS Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Cooperative catalysis is a powerful strategy in the catalytic ring-opening copolymerization of
epoxides and CO2, especially for breaking through the dependence of the polymer …