Exceptionally active single-site nanocluster multifunctional catalysts for cascade reactions

Abstract

Cluster's last stand: Metal nanoparticles, which are well known for their catalytic properties, contain 103-106 atoms in each particle, giving rise to a continuous band of electronic energy levels. As a result, they are very different electronically from metal nanoclusters composed of aggregates of approximately 3-20 atoms. Such nanoclusters themselves exhibit remarkable catalytic performances in hydrogenation and ammoxidation cascade reactions