Surface and Interfacial Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis

Heterogeneous catalysis has been essential to the development of efficient chemical processes for more than a century, and this field has been traditionally part of the solid state chemistry and surface science communities. The design of better catalysts has raised the following questions: "what is the structure of the active sites?" and "how to control their nature?" The necessary need to develop more sustainable chemical processes and the success of homogeneous catalysis relying on molecular organometallic chemistry has led the community of molecular chemists to investigate the preparation of single-site heterogeneous catalysts. The authors discuss the molecular design, the preparation, the characterisation and the catalytic applications of well-defined oxides and metal particles. The readers will acquire a molecular understanding of heterogeneous catalysis, which will help them develop a critical view and which will attract them to study this fascinating field.

Each volume of Topics in Organometallic Chemistry provides the broad scientific readership with comprehensive summary and critical overview of a topic in organometallic chemistry Research in this rapidly developing transdisciplinary field is having profound influence on other areas of scientific investigation, ranging from catalytic organic synthesis to biology, medicine and materials science

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A. Zecchina, E. Groppo, A. Damin and C. Prestino: Anatomy of Catalytic Centres in Phillips Ethylene Polymerization Catalyst.- S. Bordiga, A. Damin, F. Bonino and C. Lamberti: Single Site Catalyst for Partial Oxidation Reaction: TS-1 Case Study.- T. Don Tilley, K. Fujdala and R. Brutchey: Tailored Oxide Materials via Thermolytic Molecular Precursor (TMP) Methods.- T. Risse, H.-J. Freund: Spectroscopic Characterization of Organometallic Centers on Insulator Single Crystal Surfaces.- J. P. Candy, C. Copéret and J.-M. Basset: Analogy between Surface and Molecular Organometallic Chemistry.- B. C. Gates: Oxide- and Zeolite-Supported 'Molecular' Metal Clusters: Synthesis, Structure, Bonding, and Catalytic Properties.- B. Chaudret: Synthesis and Surface Reactivity of Organometallic Nanoparticles.- A. Roucoux: Stabilized Noble Metal Nanoparticles: An Unavoidable Family of Catalysts for Arene Derivatives Hydrogenation.