Highly Active Catalysts for Selective Hydrogenation
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalytic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (24 December 2023) | Viewed by 1521
Special Issue Editors
Interests: alkyne hydrogenation; CO2 reduction; nitrogen reduction
Interests: acetylene hydrochlorination; industrial catalysis; ionic liquids
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Dear Colleagues,
Selective hydrogenation is one of the most dazzling jewels in the crown of catalytic transformations, and is among the central themes of the petrochemical, coal chemical, fine chemical, and environmental industries. It is estimated that 25% of chemical transformations include at least one hydrogenation step, and it is thus not surprising that the hydrogenation reaction is one of the most intensively investigated topics in catalysis. The key to selective hydrogenation relies on the fabrication of efficient and selective catalysts. Unfortunately, improvements in selectivity are usually at the expense of catalytic activity; therefore, it remains a challenge to achieve high chemoselectivity without compromising activity. One prerequisite to the rational design of chemoselective catalysts is the understanding of the reaction mechanism that governs chemoselectivity. So far, a consensus has been reached that selectivity, to a large degree, depends on the adsorption strength and configuration of the reactants/intermediates on the surfaces of catalysts, which in turn are determined by the electronic and geometric structures of active sites. These issues should be further presented and appraised.
This Special Issue, entitled “Highly Active Catalysts for Selective Hydrogenation”, will focus on the state of the art and outlooks of selective hydrogenation catalysis. Submissions in the form of original research articles and comprehensive reviews in the areas of designing excellent hydrogenation catalysts, developing new synthetic methods, and finding new mechanisms for selective hydrogenation catalysts are all welcomed. The scope of this Special Issue covers all applications of selective hydrogenation catalysis, including, but not limited to, alkyne hydrogenation, the hydrogenation of functionalized nitroarenes, CO2 reduction, ammonia synthesis, the hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes/ketones, etc.
Dr. Yuxue Yue
Dr. Bolin Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- selective hydrogenation
- alkyne hydrogenation
- CO2 reduction
- N2/nitrate reduction
- diastereo- and enantioselective hydrogenation
- stereoselective hydrogenation
- mild hydrogenation
- nanostructured catalysts
- hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes/ketones
- advanced materials and characterization
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