Superelectrophilic aluminium(<span class="small-caps">iii</span>)–ion pairs promote a distinct reaction path for carbonyl–olefin ring-closing metathesis

Nature Catalysis, Published online: 21 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41929-020-00499-5Carbonyl–olefin metathesis reactions are a valuable tool in synthetic chemistry, but there are still some limitations in scope. Now, a catalyst system allows the activation of previously unreactive substrates for such a reaction by aluminium(iii)–ion pairs acting as...

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Nanometre-scale spectroscopic visualization of catalytic sites during a hydrogenation reaction on a Pd/Au bimetallic catalyst

Nature Catalysis, Published online: 21 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41929-020-00511-yVisualizing catalytic processes at the nanoscale is crucial to establish structure–activity relations, but remains very challenging. Here, hydrogen spillover is revealed with a 10 nm spatial resolution during hydrogenation of chloronitrobenzenethiol on a bimetallic...

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Tracking the formation, fate and consequence for catalytic activity of Pt single sites on CeO₂

Nature Catalysis, Published online: 21 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41929-020-00508-7Single-atom catalysts hold great promise for process optimization by reducing metal utilization. However, their structure–activity properties remain elusive. Here, a combination of operando techniques and density functional theory analysis is used to capture the evolution...

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Current state and future perspectives of engineered and artificial peroxygenases for the oxyfunctionalization of organic molecules

Nature Catalysis, Published online: 16 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41929-020-00507-8Peroxygenases are promising enzymes to contribute to more environmentally friendly and sustainable oxidation reactions in industry. This Review Article gives a comprehensive overview about enzymes with peroxygenase activity and strategies to engineer them for desired...

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A solid solution

Nature Catalysis, Published online: 16 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41929-020-00517-6A solid solution

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How to improve the lifetime of an electrocatalyst

Nature Catalysis, Published online: 16 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41929-020-00509-6The activity and the stability of an electrocatalyst are equally important, but the reasons behind deactivation processes still remain unresolved. Achieving a deeper understanding of the process will help to inhibit deactivation and improve revivification protocols.

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The crux is the flux

Nature Catalysis, Published online: 16 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41929-020-00516-7The crux is the flux

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How to improve the lifetime of an electrocatalyst

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Current state and future perspectives of engineered and artificial peroxygenases for the oxyfunctionalization of organic molecules

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A solid solution

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