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Heterogeneous catalysis

Uniformity begets selectivity

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A Pd4 cluster, supported by a metal–organic framework and formed by post-synthesis methods, shows high catalytic activity and selectivity for carbene-mediated reactions. This crystallographically precise material may lead to a large class of catalysts.

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Figure 1: Schematic representation of the multistep synthesis of MOF-supported Pd4 clusters.
Figure 2: MOF channels incorporating nearly linear Pd+Pd0Pd0Pd+ clusters.

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  1. Dong Yang and Bruce C. Gates are in the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis 95616, USA,

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Yang, D., Gates, B. Uniformity begets selectivity. Nature Mater 16, 703–704 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4924

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