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Inside Cover: Mechanism of the Water–Gas Shift Reaction Catalyzed by Efficient Ruthenium‐Based Catalysts: A Computational and Experimental Study (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 3/2019)
Author(s) -
Stepić Robert,
Wick Christian R.,
Strobel Vinzent,
Berger Daniel,
VučemilovićAlagić Nataša,
Haumann Marco,
Wasserscheid Peter,
Smith AnaSunčana,
Smith David M.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201813595
Subject(s) - water gas shift reaction , ruthenium , catalysis , chemistry , reaction mechanism , cover (algebra) , kinetic energy , photochemistry , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
The production of H 2 gas can be achieved at low temperatures using ruthenium‐based catalysts for the water–gas shift reaction (WGSR). Using a combined theoretical and experimental approach, D. M. Smith and co‐workers present in their Communication on page 741 ff. a new mechanism for the WGSR, involving anionic, Cl‐rich, Ru carbonyl complexes. The new understanding, which is supported by kinetic isotope effects, is a step towards large‐scale industrial production of H 2 at low temperatures.