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• Article | 13 September 2023

  Phase-dependent growth of Pt on MoS₂ for highly efficient H₂ evolution

  We report the production of MoS₂ nanosheets with high phase purity, showing that the 2H-phase templates facilitate epitaxial growth of Pt nanoparticles, whereas the 1T′ phase supports single-atomically dispersed Pt atoms.

  • Zhenyu Shi
  • , Xiao Zhang
  •  & Hua Zhang

• Article
  15 December 2021 | Open Access

  Tritiation of aryl thianthrenium salts with a molecular palladium catalyst

  The isotopic label tritium can be selectively added into aromatic organic compounds by a homogenous hydrogenolysis reaction using aryl thianthrenium salts, tritium gas and a molecular palladium catalyst.

  • Da Zhao
  • , Roland Petzold
  •  & Tobias Ritter

• Article | 03 November 2020

  Catalytic asymmetric addition of an amine N–H bond across internal alkenes

  Hydroamination with high enantio- and regioselectivity is achieved across a wide range of internal alkenes by using a cationic iridium complex that adds an ammonia surrogate containing a pyridine group.

  • Yumeng Xi
  • , Senjie Ma
  •  & John F. Hartwig

• Article | 09 September 2020

  Rare-earth–platinum alloy nanoparticles in mesoporous zeolite for catalysis

  Alloy nanoparticles of platinum and rare-earth elements are formed using zeolites with pore-wall defects, producing stable, highly active and selective catalysts for the propane dehydrogenation reaction.

  • Ryong Ryoo
  • , Jaeheon Kim
  •  & Jae Won Shin

• Letter | 05 October 2016

  Metal–organic frameworks as selectivity regulators for hydrogenation reactions

  The flavouring, perfume and pharmaceutical industries rely on the selective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes to generate unsaturated alcohols; here, a new type of highly selective catalyst is described in which platinum nanoparticles are sandwiched between a core and a shell of a metal−organic framework.

  • Meiting Zhao
  • , Kuo Yuan
  •  & Zhiyong Tang

• Letter | 15 February 2016

  Stable amorphous georgeite as a precursor to a high-activity catalyst

  Hydroxycarbonate minerals such as zincian malachite and aurichalcite are well known precursors to catalysts for methanol-synthesis and low-temperature water–gas shift reactions; here, a supercritical antisolvent method is used to prepare highly stable georgeite—a hydroxycarbonate mineral that has hitherto been ignored because of its rarity, but which is found to be a superior catalyst precursor.

  • Simon A. Kondrat
  • , Paul J. Smith
  •  & Graham J. Hutchings

• Letter | 09 December 2015

  Nanoscale intimacy in bifunctional catalysts for selective conversion of hydrocarbons

  The conversion of hydrocarbons to produce high-quality diesel fuel can be catalysed by bifunctional materials that contain a metal site and an acid site; it has been assumed that these sites should be as close as possible in order to enhance catalysis, but it is now shown that having them too close together can be detrimental to selectivity.

  • Jovana Zecevic
  • , Gina Vanbutsele
  •  & Johan A. Martens

• Research Highlights | 15 June 2011

  Recipe for a good catalyst