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Exceptionally Active Single‐Site Nanocluster Multifunctional Catalysts for Cascade Reactions
Author(s) -
Thomas John M.,
Raja Robert,
Gai Pratibha L.,
Grönbeck Henrik,
HernándezGarrido Juan C.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.200900258
Subject(s) - nanoclusters , catalysis , ammoxidation , cluster (spacecraft) , cascade , nanotechnology , materials science , metal , photochemistry , nanoparticle , chemical physics , chemistry , organic chemistry , metallurgy , chromatography , acrylonitrile , computer science , copolymer , programming language , polymer , composite material
Cluster's last stand: Metal nanoparticles, which are well known for their catalytic properties, contain 10 3 –10 6 atoms in each particle, giving rise to a continuous band of electronic energy levels. As a result, they are very different electronically from metal nanoclusters composed of aggregates of approximately 3–20 atoms. Such nanoclusters themselves exhibit remarkable catalytic performances in hydrogenation and ammoxidation cascade reactions.