Multiple neighboring active sites of an atomically precise copper nanocluster catalyst for efficient bond-forming reactions
Atanu Ghosh, Arunachalam Sagadevan, Kathiravan Murugesan, Stefan A. F. Nastase, Bholanath Maity, Mohammad Bodiuzzaman, Aleksander Shkurenko, Mohamed Nejib Hedhili, Jun Yin, Omar F. Mohammed, Mohamed Eddaoudi, Luigi Cavallo, Magnus Rueping, Osman M. Bakr
Abstract
NC, which highlights a unique advantage of nanoclusters over traditional copper catalysts. Our results demonstrate the potential of nanoclusters for enabling the rational atomically precise design and investigation of multi-site catalysts.
Topics & Concepts
CopperCatalysisHeteroatomMaterials scienceNanotechnologyCrystallographyChemistryMetallurgyRing (chemistry)Organic chemistryNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis