Atomically Precise Catalysts: Progress and Challenge
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 34
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Interests: gas-phase chemistry; C1 chemistry; fine chemistry
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Dear Colleagues,
Atomically precise catalysts represent a cutting-edge class of highly engineered materials that have been meticulously designed to optimize catalytic performance for specific reactions. By controlling the arrangement of atoms, electronic states, and active sites at an atomic level, these catalysts enable tailored interactions with substrates at the molecular level, thereby enhancing reaction efficiency and selectivity. The unique properties of atomically precise catalysts have garnered significant attention in various chemical processes, particularly in energy conversion, enzyme-mimicking, and organic synthesis. These catalysts can be categorized into single-atom, dual-atom, and atomic-cluster variants. Moreover, their performance can be fine-tuned by adjusting the metal–ligand bonds, metal–metal bonds, coordination microenvironment, long-range interactions between adjacent sites, and active site densities. The development of atomically precise catalysts relies heavily on the precise synthesis, structural regulation, and structure–activity relationships. This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of recent advances in atomically precise catalysis, highlighting the advantages, limitations, and future directions of atomically precise catalyst-mediated reactions in both chemical and biological systems. We encourage researchers to share their recent work and perspectives on this topic.
This special issue is supervised by Dr. Shaodong Zhou and assisted by our Topical Advisory Panel Member Dr. Chen Wu (Zhejiang University).
Dr. Shaodong Zhou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- single-atom catalysts
- dual-atom catalysts
- atomic cluster catalysts
- energy conversion
- enzyme-mimicking
- advanced synthesis
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