Do polymer ligands block the catalysis of metal nanoparticles? Unexpected importance of binding motifs in improving catalytic activity
Lei Zhang, Zichao Wei, Michael Meng, Gaël Ung, Jie He
Abstract
Polymer NHC ligands enhance the catalytic activity of metal nanoparticles despite the increase of surface crowdedness.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisNanoparticlePolymerMetalChemistryCombinatorial chemistryMaterials scienceNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsCatalytic Cross-Coupling ReactionsNanocluster Synthesis and Applications