First-row transition metal (de) hydrogenation catalysis based on functional pincer ligands

L Alig, M Fritz, S Schneider - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The use of 3d metals in de/hydrogenation catalysis has emerged as a competitive field with
respect to “traditional” precious metal catalyzed transformations. The introduction of …

Computational discovery of transition-metal complexes: from high-throughput screening to machine learning

A Nandy, C Duan, MG Taylor, F Liu, AH Steeves… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Transition-metal complexes are attractive targets for the design of catalysts and functional
materials. The behavior of the metal–organic bond, while very tunable for achieving target …

A molecule-like PtAu24(SC6H13)18 nanocluster as an electrocatalyst for hydrogen production

K Kwak, W Choi, Q Tang, M Kim, Y Lee, D Jiang… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The theoretically predicted volcano plot for hydrogen production shows the best catalyst as
the one that ensures that the hydrogen binding step is thermodynamically neutral. However …

Automated in silico design of homogeneous catalysts

M Foscato, VR Jensen - ACS catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
Catalyst discovery is increasingly relying on computational chemistry, and many of the
computational tools are currently being automated. The state of this automation and the …

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 …

Machine learning meets volcano plots: computational discovery of cross-coupling catalysts

B Meyer, B Sawatlon, S Heinen, OA Von Lilienfeld… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The application of modern machine learning to challenges in atomistic simulation is gaining
attraction. We present new machine learning models that can predict the energy of the …

The genesis of molecular volcano plots

MD Wodrich, B Sawatlon, M Busch… - Accounts of chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus For the past two decades, linear free energy scaling relationships and volcano
plots have seen frequent use as computational tools that aid in understanding and …

Prospects of heterogeneous hydroformylation with supported single atom catalysts

J Amsler, BB Sarma, G Agostini, G Prieto… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The potential of oxide-supported rhodium single atom catalysts (SACs) for heterogeneous
hydroformylation was investigated both theoretically and experimentally. Using high-level …

New strategies for direct methane-to-methanol conversion from active learning exploration of 16 million catalysts

A Nandy, C Duan, C Goffinet, HJ Kulik - Jacs Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
Despite decades of effort, no earth-abundant homogeneous catalysts have been discovered
that can selectively oxidize methane to methanol. We exploit active learning to …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing complexity in catalyst design: From volcanos and scaling to more sophisticated design strategies

SM Stratton, S Zhang, MM Montemore - Surface Science Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Volcano plots and scaling relations are commonly used to design catalysts and understand
catalytic behavior. These plots are a useful tool due to their robust and simple analysis of …