Structural insight into reactive species can be achieved via strategies such as matrix
isolation in frozen glasses, whereby species are kinetically trapped, or by confinement within …

Well-defined organometallics supported on high surface area oxides are promising
heterogeneous catalysts. An important design factor in these materials is how the metal …

The definition of the van der Waals crust as the spherical section between the atomic radius
and the van der Waals radius of an element is discussed and a survey of the application of …

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) can act as a platform for the heterogenization of
molecular catalysts, providing improved stability, allowing easy catalyst recovery and a route …

The non-oxidative catalytic dehydrogenation of light alkanes via C–H activation is a highly
endothermic process that generally requires high temperatures and/or a sacrificial hydrogen …

X-ray crystallography is an invaluable tool in design and development of organometallic
catalysis, but application typically requires species to display sufficiently high solution …

Using solid-state molecular organometallic (SMOM) techniques, in particular solid/gas
single-crystal to single-crystal reactivity, a series of σ-alkane complexes of the general …

Lewis acids (LAs) have been shown to accelerate hydrogenation of CO2, but the underlying
mechanistic details remain to be elucidated. We have employed computational methods to …

A modified, convenient, preparation of solvent-free, anhydrous, Li+, Na+ and K+ salts of the
ubiquitous [BArF4]− anion is reported, that involves a simple additional recrystallisation step …

The highly selective catalytic hydroformylation of alkenes to produce aldehydes is an
important reaction in the chemical industry. While the recycling of the currently used …