Catalysis

Once considered an inert element, gold has recently gained attention as a catalyst.

Alistair Lennox's thesis reports on the reactivity of organotrifluoroborates, which are becoming increasingly important reagents in synthesis.

This book provides a comprehensive description of the catalytic technologies for selective hydrogenation of benzene to cyclohexene.

This book introduces recent progress in preparation and application of core-shell and yolk-shell structures for attractive design of catalyst materials.

The importance of solid base catalysts has come to be recognized for their environmentally benign qualities, and much significant progress has been made over the past two decades in catalytic materials and solid base-catalyzed reactions.

In this thesis, the author developed cross-coupling reactions that proceed in the solid state without using organic solvents, utilizing a mechanochemical synthesis method using a ball mill.

The development of catalysts is the most sophisticated art in chemical sciences.

Ana Escribano Cuesta's thesis presents a detailed study of the inter- and intramolecular reactions of carbonyl compounds with 1,6-enynes using gold (I) complexes.

An outstanding international scientific event in the field of metathesis chemistry, the NATO ASI "e;Green Metathesis Chemistry: Great Challenges in Synthesis, Catalysis and Nanotechnology"e; has been recently organized in Bucharest, Romania (July 21- August 2, 2008).

This book serves the environmentalists to track the development of photocatalytic materials and technology in the present context and to explore future trends.

This is the first comprehensive book for all aspects of monodispersed particles, consisting of four parts: Part 1 for the fundamentals of the elementary processes; Part 2 for the preparation of monodispersed particles, including the general principles, explanations of almost all known monodispersed systems on the basis of their classification, and techniques for controlling their mean size, shape, internal structure, composition, heterojunction, surface modification, etc.

As 2019 has been declared the International Year of the Periodic Table, it is appropriate that Structure and Bonding marks this anniversary with two special volumes.

Synthesis of Saturated Heterocycles via Metal-Catalyzed Alkene Carboamination or Carboalkoxylation Reactions, by John P.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2007 awarded to Gerhard Ertl for his groundbreaking studies in surface chemistry highlighted the importance of heterogeneous catalysis not only for modern chemical industry but also for environmental protection.

Analytical chemical results touch everyones lives can we eat the food?

This book serves as a concise guide to essential topics in Transition Metal Organometallic Chemistry for senior undergraduate and graduate students; it blends qualitative theoretical approach with experimental description of the facts.

This volume reviews the recent advances in formation of C-F bonds and X-F bonds (X = heteroatom) to produce useful fluorinated molecules for pharmaceuticals, materials and more.

This textbook presents a concise comparison of catalytic and biocatalytic systems outlining their catalytic properties and peculiarities.

This book explores efficient syntheses of indole alkaloids based on gold-catalyzed cascade cyclizations, presenting two strategies for total synthesis of these natural products based on gold-catalyzed reactions of conjugated diyne or ynamide.

This book is based on a graduate course and suitable as a primer for any newcomer to the field, this book is a detailed introduction to the experimental and computational methods that are used to study how solid surfaces act as catalysts.

Catalysis in Electrochemistry: From Fundamental Aspects to Strategies for Fuel Cell Development is a modern, comprehensive reference work on catalysis in electrochemistry, including principles, methods, strategies, and applications.

Contains the presentations and discussions that took place during a symposium at the CIBA Foundation on October 1-3, 1990 on the subject of catalytic antibodies.

This book addresses electrocatalysis based on chalcogenides, particularly in the nanoscale domain.

This contributed volume provides a critical review of research in the field of Electrochemical Promotion of Catalysis (EPOC).

Since the discovery of ferrocene and the sandwich-type complexes, the development of organometallic chemistry took its course like an avalanche and became one of the scientific success stories of the second half of the twentieth century.

Thisthesis gives a thorough account of the development of iron-catalysedhydrosilylation, hydroboration and hydromagnesiation reactions.

This book is indexed in Chemical Abstracts Service'The present book displays the continuing broad interest in the area of Supramolecular Catalysis.

This book looks at new ways of tackling the problem of separating reaction products from homogeneous catalytic solutions.

The series Topics in Current Chemistry Collections presents critical reviews from the journal Topics in Current Chemistry organized in topical volumes.

This book summarizes fundamentals and advanced topics of green chemistry and highlights the importance and impact of green chemistry over traditional synthetic methods.

Heterogeneously catalyzed selective oxidations of alcohols is a highly topical field.

Early Main Group Metal Catalysis gives a comprehensive overview of catalytic reactions in the presence of group 1 and group 2 metals.

This book provides detailed information on the base catalysis of group 5 (Nb, Ta) metal oxide clusters by elucidating how the structural factors such as constituent metals, counter cations, and local structures of base sites affect their catalysis.

This book explains the use of nanocrystalline semiconductors in the harvesting of energy from solar light.

This book details the chemistry of visible light-induced photocatalysis using different classes of nanocomposites.

The book explains the principles and fundamentals of photocatalysis and highlights the current developments and future potential of the green-chemistry-oriented applications of various inorganic, organic, and hybrid photocatalysts.

This book presents a detailed history of chemical warfare development during the First World War and discusses design approaches to gas masks and the performance of new filter materials that decontaminate chemical warfare agents (CWA) when applied in the vapor phase.

This book introduces carbon nanotubes as a matrix for efficient nanohybrid catalysis.

With its two-volume structure, this handbook and ready reference allows for comprehensive coverage of both characterization and applications, while uniform editing throughout ensures that the structure remains consistent.

Multiphase catalysis in recent years has been shown in academia and industry to be the emerging key technology for the competitive and sustainable production of fine chemicals in the next decades.

In his thesis, Florian Schweinberger investigates the influence of the precise size of catalytically active species on reactivity.

Photocatalytic water splitting is a promising strategy for capturing energy from the sun by coupling light harvesting and the oxidation of water, in order to create clean hydrogen fuel.

This volume reviews the recent advances in formation of C-F bonds and X-F bonds (X = heteroatom) to produce useful fluorinated molecules for pharmaceuticals, materials and more.

As we are moving ahead into the 21st century, our hunger for cost- effective and environmentally friendly energy continues to grow.

Homogeneous hydrogenation is one of the most thoroughly studied fields of homogeneous catalysis.

The first book to place recent academic developments within the context of real life industrial applications, this is a timely overview of the field of aerobic oxidation reactions in the liquid phase that also illuminates the key challenges that lie ahead.

This book provides a comprehensive platform for the research, scientific and educational communities working on electrocatalysis.

As a companion to the undergraduate textbook "e;Physical Chemistry from a Different Angle"e;, this workbook offers an excellent opportunity to deepen the understanding of the concepts presented in the textbook by addressing specific problems.

Energy and environment issues are of paramount importance to achieve the sustainable development of our society.

Multi-functional electrocatalysts are highly unique in that they display features that include the presence of multiple active sites that can simultaneously catalyse two or more different electrochemical reactions.