Molecular Catalysis

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G. Pacchioni, J.R. Lomas, and F. Illas, Electric field effects in heterogeneous catalysis, Molecular Catalysis A Chemical 119, 263-273 (1997). 

Molecular sieves are used in a variety of fuel processing applications. Uses include drying and water removal from fuel, product purification, hydrocarbon separation and catalysis. Molecular sieves are composed of sodium and calcium aluminosilicate crystals which have been produced from natural or synthetic zeolite compounds. The crystals are dehydrated through heating and are processed to ensure that pore sizes are tightly controlled. 

Open-shell transition metal ions play central roles in many modem research fields such as catalysis, molecular magnetism, or bioinorganic chemistry, to name only a few. Central to this... 

It seems likely that the range of catalytic activities for RNA will be expanded by future discoveries. For many years prior to the discovery of RNA catalysis, molecular evolu-... 

Polyoxometalates are important reagents in analytical chemistry and they also find applications in catalysis, molecular biology, materials sciences, and medicine. A recent study of nine Ndm polyoxometalates (POM) showed their aqueous 5 mM solutions to be weakly luminescent, whereas no luminescence at all is seen for the aquo ion. In particular, the bis(POM) complexes better protect the Ndm ion from nonradiative deactivations, for instance t(4F3/2) = 411 6nsfor[Nd(PWn039)2]11- and67 2 ns for [Nd(As4W4oOi4o)]25 (But et al., 2005). 

In the above two independent studies, the feasibility of CPMV as a nanobuilding block for chemical conjugation with redox-active compounds was demonstrated. The resulting robust, and monodisperse particles could serve as a multielectron reservoir that might lead to the development of nanoscale electron transfer mediators in redox catalysis, molecular recognition, and amperometric biosensors and to nanoelectronic devices such as molecular batteries or capacitors. 

These results pave the way to functional nanoparticles where the size, shape, and iron oxide concentration can be controlled leading to tunable magnetic and optical properties of nanostructures on surfaces and interesting research in catalysis, molecular labeling, and detection, as well as controlled dmg delivery using external magnetic fields. 

There has been a resurgence of interest in proton-coupled redox reactions because of their importance in catalysis, molecular electronics and biological systems. For example, thin films of materials that undergo coupled electron and proton transfer reactions are attractive model systems for developing catalysts that function by hydrogen atom and hydride transfer mechanisms [4]. In the field of molecular electronics, protonation provides the possibility that electrons may be trapped in a particular redox site, thus giving rise to molecular switches [5]. In biological systems, the kinetics and thermodynamics of redox reactions are often controlled by enzyme-mediated acid-base reactions. 

In catalysis, molecular structure determines the catalytic activity in the kinetic regime, and supramolecular structure controls the degree of usage of this catalytic activity in applied catalysis, as well as heat and mass transfer, mechanical and other properties. In other words, the absence of proper molecular structure causes the absence of catalysis, but one is restricted in preparation of a catalyst by the necessity to improve the supramolecular structure.4... 

In solving problems of enzyme catalysis, molecular biophysics of proteins, biomembranes and molecular biology it is necessary to know the spatial disposition of individual parts. One must also know the depth of immersion of paramagnetic centers in a biological matrix, i.e. the availability of enzyme sites to substrates, distance of electron tunneling between a donor and an acceptor group, position of a spin-label in a membrane and in a protein globule, distribution of the electrostatic field around the PC, etc. 

The transmetalation of organotin derivatives to their indium counterparts (Scheme 1) has recently been used to investigate a new route to Group 13 polyfunctional Lewis acids, which are becoming important in catalysis, molecular recognition, and materials synthesis. ... 

Lanthanide(III) complexes demand special attention in view of the specific spectra-structure relationship for biological applications, chiral catalysis, molecular magnetism and luminescence. One unique chiral stereochemistry is realized by the combination of labile Ln complexes and weak Na+-fluorocarbon interactionwhich show intense CD (circular dichroism) with variation of Ln(III) and/or M(I) ions to chiroptical spectra-structure relations and an important role in configurational chirality for chemical sensors, NMR shift reagents or chiral catalysis. Trivalent lanthanides are also found to be incorporated into heterobimetallic complexes showing intramolecular energy transfer processes. 

M. J. Mora-Fonz, C. R. A. Catlow and D. W. Lewis, The role of solvation and pH in the nucleation of pure silica zeolites in Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis Molecular Sieves From basic research to Industrial Applications parts A and B, 2005, 158, 295. 

The 4,4 -bipyridine ligand has been utilized in the synthesis of linear coordination polymers as well as grids and networks through reaction with transition metal ions. These inorganic-organic polymers and frameworks are potential candidates for use in catalysis, molecular recognition, and nonlinear optics.257-262... 

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