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Catalysis by Molecular Metal Clusters
Author(s) -
Muetterties Earl L.,
Krause Michael J.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198301351
Subject(s) - catalysis , metal , cluster (spacecraft) , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , atom (system on chip) , nanotechnology , materials science , organic chemistry , computer science , programming language , embedded system
Molecular metal clusters form a very large and diverse family. They present the opportunity of modeling the intermediates involved in surface mediated catalytic reactions, of providing a source of very reactive mononuclear metal fragments, and of effecting catalytic cycles in which the cluster remains intact. The last mentioned aspect is the subject of this review article. The state‐of‐the‐art of cluster catalysis is critically analyzed. The possibilities offered by molecular metal catalysts of performing catalytic reactions at multimetal atom sites are also discussed.