Editorial
Ten years of Catalysis Science & Technology
An Editorial from Javier Pérez-Ramírez, Editor-in-Chief of Catalysis Science & Technology, on the celebration of the journal's 10th anniversary.
Design of gold catalysts for activation of H2 and H-donor molecules: transfer hydrogenation and CO2 hydrogenation
Gold catalysis can play an important role in selective hydrogenation, transfer hydrogenation and valorization of carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals.
Native functional group directed distal C(sp3)–H activation of aliphatic systems
Native functional group assisted distal C–H functionalization.
Understanding and controlling the formation of surface anion vacancies for catalytic applications
Systematic computational efforts aimed at calculating surface anion vacancy formation energies as important descriptors of catalytic performance are summarized.
Group 6 transition metal-based molecular complexes for sustainable catalytic CO2 activation
CO2 activation is one of the key steps towards CO2 mitigation. In this context, the group 6 transition metal-based molecular catalysts can lead the way.
C–N coupling reactions with arenes through C–H activation: the state-of-the-art versus the principles of green chemistry
Herein, we discuss the state-of-the-art in arene C–N coupling through C–H activation and to what extent it complies with the principles of green chemistry, with a focus on heterogeneously catalysed systems.
Perspective
Happy photocatalysts and unhappy photocatalysts: electron trap-distribution analysis for metal oxide-sample identification
An attempt to identify inorganic solids, such as metal oxides, using ERDT (energy-resolved distribution of electron traps)/CBB (conduction-band bottom) patterns, measured by reversed double-beam spectroscopy, as a “fingerprint” is introduced.
Paper
Mechanistic routes toward C3 products in copper-catalysed CO2 electroreduction
The mechanistic insights of CO2 electrochemical reduction on Cu materials up to C3 fragments are investigated by combining experiments and theory.
About this collection
This growing collection of Perspectives showcases the work and opinions from experts within our community on various challenges relating to our field. This series of papers also reflects the wide scope of the journal and is a statement that Catalysis Science & Technology will continue to be the home of diverse, inclusive and impactful catalysis research for many years to come. We trust you will enjoy reading the papers in this series and the outlooks that they provide across the breadth of our discipline.