Directing reaction pathways by catalyst active-site selection using self-assembled monolayers

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Pang, Simon H ^a   Schoenbaum, Carolyn A ^a   Schwartz, Daniel K ^a   Medlin, J Will ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FURFURAL; FURFURYL ALCOHOL; PALLADIUM; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYER;

ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; LIGAND; PALLADIUM; REACTION KINETICS;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; DENSITY; HYDROGENATION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84884240135     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3448     Document Type: Article

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