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Designed meso-macroporous silica framework impregnated with copper oxide nanoparticles for enhanced catalytic performance
10.1002/cctc.201701630 2018-01-30 Template efficacy of solid lipid nanoparticles for generating porous silica materials with the amalgamation of Cu functionalized CPC (as a co-emulsifier and as a metal source for generation of CuO oxide nanoparticles) has been explored. Impregnation of CuO na... |
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Silica-supported silver as a green and sustainable catalyst for [3+2] cycloaddition reaction of azomethine ylides with 2'-hydroxychalcone derivatives
10.1002/cctc.201702035 2018-01-29 A reusable heterogeneous silver nanoparticle catalyst supported on silica was used for the [3+2] cycloaddition reaction of azomethine ylides with 2'-hydroxychalcone derivatives. The green and sustainable catalytic protocol afforded highly functionalized pyrro... |
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Ambient Pressure Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Opportunities in Catalysis from Solids to Liquids and Introducing Time Resolution
10.1002/cctc.201701522 2018-01-29 Abstract Photoelectron spectroscopy is an excellent technique to explore chemically complex systems in catalysis. However, due to a small mean free path of photoelectrons in gas, liquid, and solid media, the study of the gas–solid, liquid–gas, solid–liquid in... |
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A Novel Photo-thermochemical Approach for Enhanced Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane
10.1002/cctc.201701565 2018-01-29 Abstract We report a new approach for photo-thermochemical CO2 (dry) reforming of methane (PTC-DRM) to produce syngas by using concentrated sunlight as the energy input. A unique catalyst, Pt-supported Si-modified CeO2, was designed for this novel PTC-DRM rea... |
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Unraveling the Nature of the Catalytic Power of Fluoroacetate Dehalogenase
10.1002/cctc.201701517 2018-01-29 Abstract Fluoroacetate dehalogenase is able to cleavage a carbon–fluoride bond, the strongest carbon–halogen bond in nature, in a process initiated by a SN2 reaction. The role of the enzyme machinery and particularly of the halogen pocket in the SN2 reaction ... |
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Chiral Ferrocenyl N,N Ligands with Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds for Highly Enantioselective Allylic Alkylations
10.1002/cctc.201701461 2018-01-29 Abstract Several new ferrocene-derived bidentate N ligands, which contain multiple chiral factors, have been designed and synthesized by a rational combination of oxazoline and pyridine. Their catalytic performances were investigated preliminarily in Pd-catal... |
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Nitrogen doped carbon xerogels supporting Pd nanoparticles for selective hydrogenation reactions: the role of pyridine nitrogen species
10.1002/cctc.201702007 2018-01-27 Nitrogen doped carbon xerogels (NDCX) functionalized with various nitrogen functionalities are synthesized and used as supports of Pd nanoparticles (NPs) for selective hydrogenation reactions. The nitrogen doping not only induces the formation of surface basi... |
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Mesoporous Perovskite Nanotube-Array Enhanced Metallic-State Platinum Dispersion for Low Temperature Propane Oxidation
10.1002/cctc.201702048 2018-01-26 Plagued by low surface area and limited oxidation activity at low temperature, perovskite-type LaMnO3 based catalysts also suffer from poor hydrothermal stability. In this communication, mesoporous nanotube arrays of LaMnO3-Pt were successfully derived from c... |
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Mesostructured Catalysts Based on the BEA Topology for Olefin Oligomerisation
10.1002/cctc.201701597 2018-01-26 Abstract Mesostructured solid acid catalysts based on the BEA topology were explored for olefin oligomerisation, which is an attractive synthetic route to produce clean, sulfur-free fuels or fuel additives with reduced aromatics content. Specifically, the oli... |
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Earth-Abundant Alkali Iron Phosphates (AFePO4) as Efficient Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Solution
10.1002/cctc.201701423 2018-01-26 Abstract Water-splitting systems are essential for clean energy production. The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a key reaction involved in water splitting, which requires a catalyst. The current work explores the possible application of sodium and potassiu... |