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Cover Picture: Rational Design of a Molecular Nanocatalyst‐Stabilizer that Enhances both Catalytic Activity and Nanoparticle Stability (ChemCatChem 12/2012)
Author(s) -
Dykeman Ryan R.,
Yuan Yuan,
Yan Ning,
Asakura Hiroyuki,
Teramura Kentaro,
Tanaka Tsunehiro,
Dyson Paul J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201290044
Subject(s) - nanoparticle , stabilizer (aeronautics) , dissociation (chemistry) , ligand (biochemistry) , catalysis , rational design , toluene , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , materials science , organic chemistry , receptor , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , engineering
Ligands as Stabilizers The cover picture represents a ligand‐coated nanoparticle that is switched off (closed shell) and on (open shell showing the nanoparticle) when the ligand partially dissociates. In their Communication on page 1907 ff., P. J. Dyson et al. describe how the partial dissociation of the ligand endows the nanoparticle with stability, thus high catalytic activities can be achieved in the hydrogenation of toluene without compromising the overall stability of the catalyst, thanks to the modified bis‐bipyridine ligand.