Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are considered as one of the ideal materials due to their high
surface area, high aspect ratio, and impressive material properties, such as mechanical …

The support plays an important role for supported metal catalysts by positioning itself as a
macromolecular ligand, which conditions the nature of the active site and contributes …

Transition-metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions are among the most important
processes in organic chemistry. For years, the fine chemical industry has looked for a variety …

The Heck reaction is one of the most studied coupling reactions and is recognized with the
Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Thousands of articles, hundreds of reviews and a number of …

In the last 30 years, C–C cross coupling reactions have become a reliable technique in
organic synthesis due their versatility and efficiency. While drawbacks have been …

Improvement of the mechanical properties of adhesives and adhesive joints has been a
subject of great interest in recent years. Up to now, several methods have been presented …

The world is rapidly changing, the resources are getting depleted, and the demand for
newer technologies and products is increasing. To keep up with these new advances, highly …

Noble metal nanoparticles supported on porous silica materials represent an important class
of heterogeneous catalysts. Recently, a remarkable progress has been made concerning …

Nanocarbons represent useful scaffolds in the preparation of last generation nanostructured
catalysts, and their chemical functionalization through covalent or non‐covalent modification …

Noble-metal nanoparticles (NMNPs), with their outstanding properties, have been arousing
the interest of scientists for centuries. Although our knowledge of them is much more …