Cell Reports Physical Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
4(12), P. 101746 - 101746
Published: Dec. 1, 2023
Electrochemically
converting
CO2
to
renewable
synthons
is
steadily
becoming
a
globally
scalable
and
important
utilization
technology.
Nevertheless,
most
industrial
endeavors
employ
catalysts
based
on
metallic
Ag
or
Au,
with
few
catalytically
competitive
alternatives,
showing
similar
activity,
high
mass
cost
efficiency.
Similarly,
this
effort
hindered
by
insufficient
testing
of
promising
materials
in
application-oriented
conditions.
We
herein
present
holistic
pathway
starting
from
the
conceptualization
different
Ag(I)-based
molecular
their
complete
integration
into
directly
industrially
applicable
cell
assemblies.
Notably,
optimization
not
only
catalyst
but
also
operational
conditions
allowed
us
achieve
electrolysis
for
at
least
110
h
300
mA
cm−2
80
600
an
FECO
decay
rate
0.01%
h−1.
Beyond
significant
activity
improvements
CO
production,
we
provide
community
broad
toolbox
toward
improving
catalytic
performance
between
sizes.
Catalysis Science & Technology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
11(21), P. 7171 - 7188
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
The
mechanism
of
the
C–N
cross-coupling
reaction,
catalyzed
by
Pd/NHC,
was
evaluated
at
molecular
and
nanoscale
levels.
first
evidence
for
involvement
a
“cocktail”-type
system
in
Buchwald–Hartwig
reaction
is
provided.
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
28(4)
Published: Nov. 13, 2021
A
new
class
of
large-but-flexible
Pd-BIAN-NHC
catalysts
(BIAN=acenaphthoimidazolylidene,
NHC=N-heterocyclic
carbene)
has
been
rationally
designed
to
enable
the
challenging
Buchwald-Hartwig
amination
coordinating
heterocycles.
This
robust
BIAN-NHC
permits
cross-coupling
under
practical
aerobic
conditions
a
variety
heterocycles
with
aryl,
alkyl,
and
heteroarylamines,
including
historically
oxazoles
thiazoles
as
well
electron-deficient
containing
multiple
heteroatoms
BIAN-INon
(N,N'-bis(2,6-di(4-heptyl)phenyl)-7H-acenaphtho[1,2-d]imidazol-8-ylidene)
most
effective
ligand.
Studies
on
ligand
structure
electronic
properties
carbene
center
are
reported.
The
study
should
facilitate
discovery
even
more
active
catalyst
systems
based
unique
scaffold.
Journal of Coordination Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
75(11-14), P. 1915 - 1928
Published: July 18, 2022
The
synthesis
of
five
selenium
complexes
bearing
imidazole-based
N-heterocyclic
carbene
ligands
(Se-NHC)
are
reported.
adducts
were
characterized
by
elemental
and
spectroscopic
analysis
(FTIR,
1H
13C
NMR).
Single-crystal
XRD
confirmed
the
structures
two
Se-NHC
adducts,
VIII
XI.
Zone
inhibition
(ZOI)
values
evaluated
towards
bacterial
(Bacillus
thuringiensis
Escherichia
coli)
one
fungal
strain
(Candida
albicans).
most
active
tested
compound
was
XI
with
value
24.1
±
0.1
mm
against
E.
coli,
it
showed
higher
activity
than
Tetracycline
(reference
drug).
Similarly,
exhibited
good
potential
C.
albicans
(26.5
0.2
mm).
hemolytic
assay
demonstrated
that
compounds
(VIII-XII)
non-toxic
to
healthy
human
blood;
however,
thrombolysis
indicated
VIII-XII
could
be
used
as
thrombolytic
agents.
It
is
concluded
having
more
aromatic
rings
at
terminal
nitrogens
imidazole
effective
other
compounds.
have
efficacy
strains
strain.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
89(22), P. 16253 - 16261
Published: Sept. 22, 2023
Monofluoroalkene
scaffolds
are
frequently
found
in
various
functional
molecules.
Herein,
we
report
a
Pd-IHept-catalyzed
(NHC
=
N-heterocyclic
carbene)
defluorinative
functionalization
approach
for
the
synthesis
of
monofluoroalkenes
from
Cell Reports Physical Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
4(12), P. 101746 - 101746
Published: Dec. 1, 2023
Electrochemically
converting
CO2
to
renewable
synthons
is
steadily
becoming
a
globally
scalable
and
important
utilization
technology.
Nevertheless,
most
industrial
endeavors
employ
catalysts
based
on
metallic
Ag
or
Au,
with
few
catalytically
competitive
alternatives,
showing
similar
activity,
high
mass
cost
efficiency.
Similarly,
this
effort
hindered
by
insufficient
testing
of
promising
materials
in
application-oriented
conditions.
We
herein
present
holistic
pathway
starting
from
the
conceptualization
different
Ag(I)-based
molecular
their
complete
integration
into
directly
industrially
applicable
cell
assemblies.
Notably,
optimization
not
only
catalyst
but
also
operational
conditions
allowed
us
achieve
electrolysis
for
at
least
110
h
300
mA
cm−2
80
600
an
FECO
decay
rate
0.01%
h−1.
Beyond
significant
activity
improvements
CO
production,
we
provide
community
broad
toolbox
toward
improving
catalytic
performance
between
sizes.