Author:
Thomas John Meurig,Raja Robert
Abstract
The factors that govern the materials chemistry of a variety of new catalysts
are identified and illustrated. Prominence is given mainly to nanoporous (and
some nanoparticle) catalysts, which are of high relevance in
‘clean’ technology and ‘green’ chemistry. In
particular, molecular sieve catalysts for the regioselective
oxyfunctionalization of alkanes, clay catalysts for Brønsted-acid
catalysed ester formation, titanium ion-centred epoxidation catalysts,
enantioselective catalysts based on organometallic moieties heterogenized
within mesoporous silicas, and Fischer–Tropsch catalysts for both the
production of fuel and desirable chemical commodities are described. A
single-step, solvent-free nanoporous, bifunctional catalyst for the benign
ammoximation of cyclohexanone (leading to caproclactam) is also outlined, as
is the lure and limitations of combinatorial chemistry for the design of new
catalysts.
Manuscript received: 15 October 2001.
Final version: 2 November 2001.
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