Chem CatalysisPub Date : 2024-11-21DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2024.101191
Jinhai Yu, Yingdi Hao, Xiaoqiang Huang
{"title":"Repurposing type I aldolase for stereospecific radical coupling with light","authors":"Jinhai Yu, Yingdi Hao, Xiaoqiang Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.checat.2024.101191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2024.101191","url":null,"abstract":"In a recent article published in <em>Nature</em>, Melchiorre and coworkers illuminated enzymatic iminium ions formed through the condensation of 2-deoxyribose-5-phosphate aldolase with enals, triggering photodecarboxylication in the active site, and enabling photoenzymatic stereospecific radical coupling. This elegant work broadens the reactivity of enzymes and achieves a “memory of chirality” scenario.","PeriodicalId":53121,"journal":{"name":"Chem Catalysis","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142679033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chem CatalysisPub Date : 2024-11-21DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2024.101193
Gabriel F. Costa, Raphael Nagao
{"title":"Efficient nitrate-to-ammonia conversion for circular nitrogen economy","authors":"Gabriel F. Costa, Raphael Nagao","doi":"10.1016/j.checat.2024.101193","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2024.101193","url":null,"abstract":"The development of an economically feasible system for the electrochemical treatment of nitrate-rich wastewater is hampered by the complexity of the matrices. The use of membrane-free systems can be beneficial to avoid contamination by organic impurities and dissolved salts, but their implementation is challenging considering that ammonia is susceptible to anodic oxidation. This article previews a new approach that maximizes ammonia recovery by integrating a nitrate electrochemical reduction cell with a UV-assisted stripping unit that converts over 70% of nitrate into ammonia chloride.","PeriodicalId":53121,"journal":{"name":"Chem Catalysis","volume":"253 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142679034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhanced electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO by ZnO nanorods enriched with oxygen vacancies","authors":"Zhongnan Ling, Yaoyu Yin, Xinchen Kang, Xianliang Li, Ran Duan, Shuming Zhou, Huanyan Liu, Guang Mo, Zhongjun Chen, Xuehui Wu, Rongjuan Feng, Zhonghua Wu, Buxing Han, Xueqing Xing","doi":"10.1016/j.checat.2024.101192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2024.101192","url":null,"abstract":"The efficiency of converting CO<sub>2</sub> to other valuable chemicals via the electrochemical reduction pathway depends on the electrocatalyst. In this work, an approach to prepare the ZnO catalysts used for the CO<sub>2</sub> electrocatalytic reduction was proposed, aiming at regulating the oxygen vacancy concentration in ZnO nanorods by changing the heat treatment temperature. The results show that the faradaic efficiency of CO<sub>2</sub> reduction to CO is significantly improved. An unprecedented faradaic efficiency of 98.3% and a current density of 786.56 mA cm<sup>−2</sup> were achieved using the ZnO catalyst heat treated at 500°C. It is revealed that the oxygen vacancy concentration, combined with density functional theory, can improve the performance of the ZnO electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>RR) by accelerating the activation of CO<sub>2</sub> molecules and reducing the energy barrier of CO formation. This work is helpful for the development of robust and efficient ZnO catalysts and their application in the CO<sub>2</sub>RR.","PeriodicalId":53121,"journal":{"name":"Chem Catalysis","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142679028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chem CatalysisPub Date : 2024-11-21DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2024.101186
Yifan Zeng, Dongbo Li, Pengtao Xu
{"title":"Cation effects on the alkaline oxygen reduction reaction","authors":"Yifan Zeng, Dongbo Li, Pengtao Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.checat.2024.101186","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2024.101186","url":null,"abstract":"In a recent issue of <em>ACS Energy Letters</em>, Resasco and his colleagues examine how different alkali metal cations impact the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) over a series of metal catalysts. They conclude that a metal catalyst exhibits cation-dependent ORR rates when its potential of zero total charge is positive of the ORR potential window. Such cation effects are rationalized by considering how the cations at the interface affect the rate-determining step.","PeriodicalId":53121,"journal":{"name":"Chem Catalysis","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142679031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chem CatalysisPub Date : 2024-11-21DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2024.101190
Venkata Sai Sriram Mosali, Hanna Soucie, Xiong Peng, Ehsan Faegh, Matthew Elam, Ian Street, William E. Mustain
{"title":"Mechanistic insights into the electrochemical oxidation of acetate at noble metals","authors":"Venkata Sai Sriram Mosali, Hanna Soucie, Xiong Peng, Ehsan Faegh, Matthew Elam, Ian Street, William E. Mustain","doi":"10.1016/j.checat.2024.101190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2024.101190","url":null,"abstract":"Electrochemical acetate oxidation (AcOR) offers a sustainable approach to produce renewable biofuels. While CO₂ formation is thermodynamically favored, acetate oxidation can also yield various products through the Kolbe and Hofer-Moest mechanisms, enabling a modulation of the products formed via partial oxidation. Given the complexity of the reaction, it is crucial to understand how different reaction conditions influence the product profile. Furthermore, this process generates methyl radicals, providing insights into methane partial oxidation. The current study explores AcOR on noble metal electrodes (Pt, Pd, Au) in a 0.5 M CH<sub>3</sub>COOK aqueous electrolyte, revealing the mechanism of product formation using potential- and time-dependent electrolysis and isotope-labeling experiments. The effect of surface chemistry, ion transport, electrolyte concentration, and electrolysis techniques on product selectivity is analyzed. Additionally, the study compares product profiles from an electrolyzer cell to those obtained from model electrodes in batch-cell setup.","PeriodicalId":53121,"journal":{"name":"Chem Catalysis","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142679032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chem CatalysisPub Date : 2024-11-21DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2024.101195
Marc Robert
{"title":"Cations in molecular electrochemical catalysis","authors":"Marc Robert","doi":"10.1016/j.checat.2024.101195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2024.101195","url":null,"abstract":"In a recent issue of <em>Nature Catalysis</em>, Yu and Shao-Horn et al. describe the impact of cations on the electrochemical reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> to methanol with Co phthalocyanine complexes deposited onto carbon nanotubes. Their findings that the catalysis is enhanced opens wide and stimulating perspectives.","PeriodicalId":53121,"journal":{"name":"Chem Catalysis","volume":"193 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142679036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hydrogen dissociation and CO2 activation in cascade CO2 fixation on PdIn/TiO2 catalyst","authors":"Leilei Zhou, Ying Wang, Yinze Yang, Liyan Zhang, Jingrong Li, Tingting Xiao, Peikai Luo, Xinluona Su, Haiyang Cheng, Fengyu Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.checat.2024.101116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2024.101116","url":null,"abstract":"Reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions and conversion of CO<sub>2</sub> to valuable chemicals is an urgent mission, as it is vital to the global environment and sustainable development. The activation of CO<sub>2</sub> is always considered to be the key step for its transformation. Herein, we verified that the activation and dissociation behavior of H<sub>2</sub> was the controlling step for CO<sub>2</sub> reduction. PdIn alloy was an active center and played a pivotal role in CO<sub>2</sub> hydrogenation to the methyl reagent of HCOO∗. H<sub>2</sub> split to active H<sup>δ−</sup> species on PdIn alloy sites. Strong nucleophilic H<sup>δ−</sup> reacted with the CO<sub>2</sub> adsorbed on oxygen defects to form ∗HCOO <em>in situ</em>. A high yield of up to 99% was achieved for the cascade fixation of CO<sub>2</sub> to valuable amines. The new insights into the activation of CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub> and their contributions to CO<sub>2</sub> conversion that we present will attract the attention of researchers in catalysis, synthesis, surface, and interface chemistry.","PeriodicalId":53121,"journal":{"name":"Chem Catalysis","volume":"81 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142679037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chem CatalysisPub Date : 2024-11-21DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2024.101133
Bo M. Couture, Ru Cui, Jia-Min Chu, Zhuofan Shen, Sagar D. Khare, Yong Zhang, Rudi Fasan
{"title":"Radical-mediated regiodivergent C(sp3)–H functionalization of N-substituted indolines via enzymatic carbene transfer","authors":"Bo M. Couture, Ru Cui, Jia-Min Chu, Zhuofan Shen, Sagar D. Khare, Yong Zhang, Rudi Fasan","doi":"10.1016/j.checat.2024.101133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2024.101133","url":null,"abstract":"Indolines are ubiquitous structural motifs occurring in pharmaceuticals and natural products. Here, we report a strategy for regio- and stereoselective C(<em>sp</em><sup><em>3</em></sup>)–H functionalization of <em>N</em>-substituted indolines via carbene transfer chemistry mediated by engineered CYP119-based catalysts. These systems offer high enantioselectivity and high catalytic efficiency, as well as regiodivergent selectivity, furnishing an efficient and convenient route for diversification of these important scaffolds via direct C(<em>sp</em><sup><em>3</em></sup>)–H functionalization. Selective functionalization of exocyclic C(<em>sp</em><sup><em>3</em></sup>)–H bond in <em>N</em>-methyl indolines was also achieved, and a biocatalytic cascade combining enzyme-mediated α- and β-C(<em>sp</em><sup><em>3</em></sup>)–H functionalization yielded a polycyclic indoline-containing motif found in drugs. Mechanistic and computational studies support a radical-mediated C–H functionalization pathway and provide insights into protein-mediated regiodivergent selectivity. Altogether, this work offers a direct and tunable strategy to access functionalized indolines as key building blocks for medicinal chemistry and natural product synthesis and provides first insights into the mechanism of P450-catalyzed C(<em>sp</em><sup><em>3</em></sup>)–H carbene insertion.","PeriodicalId":53121,"journal":{"name":"Chem Catalysis","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142679038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chem CatalysisPub Date : 2024-11-21DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2024.101185
Siddhartha Subramanian, Hugo-Pieter Iglesias van Montfort, Thomas Burdyny
{"title":"Spatial effects define CO2 electrolysis systems","authors":"Siddhartha Subramanian, Hugo-Pieter Iglesias van Montfort, Thomas Burdyny","doi":"10.1016/j.checat.2024.101185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2024.101185","url":null,"abstract":"CO<sub>2</sub> electrolyzers show promise as a cleaner alternative to produce value-added chemicals. In the last decade, research has shifted from classifying CO<sub>2</sub> reduction activity and selectivity as a catalytic property (zero-dimensional [0D]) to one that includes the complex interactions of gas, liquid, and solid species between the cathode and anode (1D). To scale CO<sub>2</sub> electrolyzers, however, 2D and 3D spatial variations in product selectivity, activity, and stability arise due to the design of reactor components, as well as concentration variations of the reactants, intermediates, and products. Conventional “black-box” measurement protocols are then insufficient to characterize CO<sub>2</sub> electrolyzers. Here, we discuss the critical multi-dimensional phenomena occurring inside these electrochemical systems, which impact the observed performance. Recent literature is used to demonstrate how a spatial perspective is essential for proper data interpretation, designing effective catalysts, and prolonging CO<sub>2</sub> electrolyzer lifetimes. Researchers should then define CO<sub>2</sub> electrolysis systems in multiple dimensions (2D and 3D).","PeriodicalId":53121,"journal":{"name":"Chem Catalysis","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142679029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chem CatalysisPub Date : 2024-11-21DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2024.101189
Yufeng Li, Zhenwei Li, Nan Wang, Yajun Zha, Ke Zheng, Yuebing Xu, Bing Liu, Xiaohao Liu
{"title":"Strong activity-based volcano-type relationship for dry reforming of methane through modulating Ni-CeO2 interaction over Ni/CeO2-SiO2 catalysts","authors":"Yufeng Li, Zhenwei Li, Nan Wang, Yajun Zha, Ke Zheng, Yuebing Xu, Bing Liu, Xiaohao Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.checat.2024.101189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2024.101189","url":null,"abstract":"The dry reforming of methane (DRM) reaction holds significance for efficient conversion of CH<sub>4</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub> into syngas for the subsequent production of premium fuels and high-value chemicals. However, catalyst deactivation is easily caused by carbon deposition over Ni-based catalysts. Here, we investigated the effects of ultrasmall CeO<sub>2</sub> nano-islands on the DRM reaction and found a strong volcano-type relationship between CeO<sub>2</sub> content and reaction activity over Ni/CeO<sub>2</sub>-SiO<sub>2</sub> catalysts. A suitable CeO<sub>2</sub> amount can only slightly suppress CH<sub>4</sub> dissociation but largely promote carbon species elimination. More importantly, the presence of these CeO<sub>2</sub> nano-islands positively affected the types and location of coke species by “carbon-phobic effect” and thus alleviated coverage of Ni active sites. As a result, a higher TOF<sub>CH4</sub> was obtained by an increase of about 82% and a continuous 2,000-h run almost without any side reaction, and deactivation was achieved along with CO<sub>2</sub> and CH<sub>4</sub> conversions at about 96% and 92%, respectively.","PeriodicalId":53121,"journal":{"name":"Chem Catalysis","volume":"74 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142679030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}