Tailoring nanoscopic confines to maximize catalytic activity of hydronium ions
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Tailoring nanoscopic confines to maximize catalytic activity of hydronium ions
Acid catalysis by hydronium ions is ubiquitous in aqueous-phase organic reactions. Here we show that hydronium ion catalysis, exemplified by intramolecular dehydration of cyclohexanol, is markedly influenced by steric constraints, yielding turnover rates that increase by up to two orders of magnitude in tight confines relative to an aqueous solution of a Brønsted acid. The higher activities in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Communications
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15442