Premium
Cover Picture: Why Does Industry Not Use Immobilized Transition Metal Complexes as Catalysts? (Adv. Synth. Catal. 1/2016)
Author(s) -
Hübner Sandra,
de Vries Johannes G.,
Farina Vittorio
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/adsc.201501096
Subject(s) - homogeneous , chemistry , catalysis , transition metal , front cover , homogeneous catalysis , cover (algebra) , heterogeneous catalysis , combinatorial chemistry , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , thermodynamics , materials science , physics , mechanical engineering , engineering
The front cover picture , provided by Sandra Hübner, Vittorio Farina and Johannes G. de Vries, illustrates the conclusion of their review article on "Why Does Industry Not Use Immobilized Transition Metal Complexes as Catalysts?" Much effort has gone into the immobilization of homogeneous catalysts in an attempt to create a catalyst that is easily removed and that can be reused many times. The authors find that in practice the immobilized catalysts never achieve more turnovers than the homogeneous catalyst. In addition they are often slower, more expensive and the large amount of carrier material leads to more waste. Details can be found in the review on pages 3‐‐25 (S. Hübner, J. G. de Vries, V. Farina, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2016, 358, 3‐‐25; DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201500846).