Metal–organic framework (MOF)-, covalent-organic framework (COF)-, and porous-organic polymers (POP)-catalyzed selective C–H bond activation and …

S Daliran, AR Oveisi, Y Peng… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Although C–H functionalization is one of the simplest reactions, it requires the use of highly
active and selective catalysts. Recently, C–H-active transformations using porous materials …

Single-atom catalysts across the periodic table

SK Kaiser, Z Chen, D Faust Akl, S Mitchell… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Isolated atoms featuring unique reactivity are at the heart of enzymatic and homogeneous
catalysts. In contrast, although the concept has long existed, single-atom heterogeneous …

Oxo dicopper anchored on carbon nitride for selective oxidation of methane

P **e, J Ding, Z Yao, T Pu, P Zhang, Z Huang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Selective conversion of methane (CH4) into value-added chemicals represents a grand
challenge for the efficient utilization of rising hydrocarbon sources. We report here dimeric …

Direct photo-oxidation of methane to methanol over a mono-iron hydroxyl site

B An, Z Li, Z Wang, X Zeng, X Han, Y Cheng… - Nature Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Natural gas, consisting mainly of methane (CH4), has a relatively low energy density at
ambient conditions (~ 36 kJ l− 1). Partial oxidation of CH4 to methanol (CH3OH) lifts the …

Metal–organic framework-based catalysts with single metal sites

YS Wei, M Zhang, R Zou, Q Xu - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of distinctive porous crystalline materials
constructed by metal ions/clusters and organic linkers. Owing to their structural diversity …

Atomic-level design of metalloenzyme-like active pockets in metal–organic frameworks for bioinspired catalysis

W Xu, Y Wu, W Gu, D Du, Y Lin, C Zhu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Natural metalloenzymes with astonishing reaction activity and specificity underpin essential
life transformations. Nevertheless, enzymes only operate under mild conditions to keep …

Confining isolated atoms and clusters in crystalline porous materials for catalysis

L Liu, A Corma - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Structure–reactivity relationships for nanoparticle-based catalysts have been
greatly influenced by the study of catalytic materials with either supported isolated metal …

Conceptual and practical aspects of metal–organic frameworks for solid–gas reactions

A Iliescu, JJ Oppenheim, C Sun, M Dincǎ - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
The presence of site-isolated and well-defined metal sites has enabled the use of metal–
organic frameworks (MOFs) as catalysts that can be rationally modulated. Because MOFs …

Using machine learning and data mining to leverage community knowledge for the engineering of stable metal–organic frameworks

A Nandy, C Duan, HJ Kulik - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Although the tailored metal active sites and porous architectures of MOFs hold great promise
for engineering challenges ranging from gas separations to catalysis, a lack of …

Sub‐3 nm Ultrafine Cu2O for Visible Light Driven Nitrogen Fixation

S Zhang, Y Zhao, R Shi, C Zhou… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cu2O, a low‐cost, visible light responsive semiconductor photocatalyst represents an ideal
candidate for visible light driven photocatalytic reduction of N2 to NH3 from the viewpoint of …