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Biomimetic Oxygen Activation by MoS 2 /Ta 3 N 5 Nanocomposites for Selective Aerobic Oxidation
Author(s) -
Gao Qingsheng,
Giordano Cristina,
Antonietti Markus
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201206542
Subject(s) - nanocomposite , catalysis , oxygen atom , nitrogenase , molecular oxygen , oxygen , nanoscopic scale , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , computer science , molecule , organic chemistry , nitrogen fixation , nitrogen
Learning from nature : The development of an MoS 2 /Ta 3 N 5 nanocomposite as a catalyst for selective aerobic oxidation by O 2 activation was inspired by the nitrogenase enzymes in nature. The superior performance of this biomimetic catalyst, which shows potential for the selective oxidation of multifunctional substrates (see picture), results from the integration of Ta 3 N 5 and MoS 2 at the nanoscale and the synergistic enhancement of their activity.