In this Letter, we report, for the first time, using polymer single crystal as magnetically recoverable support for nanoparticle catalysts. This catalyst system is composed of polymer single crystal, platinum nanoparticles, and iron oxide nanoparticles, which act as support, catalysts, and magnetic responsive materials, respectively. Platinum nanoparticles and iron oxide nanoparticles were bond...

Hydrido complexes, especially of the platinum group metals, have a pivotal role in homogeneous catalysis (1). They appear as intermediates in many catalytic cycles, including hydroformylation, asymmetric hydrogenation, hydroxycarboxylation, and oligomerisation of olefins. In order to perform highly selective hydrido-mediated catalytic reactions it is essential that ligands are present which all...

Aromatic azos were synthesized using unsupported ultra-thin platinum nanowires as catalysts under mild reaction conditions and the reaction mechanism was proposed.

Determination of the electrochemical surface area (ECSA) platinum supported on carbon (Pt/C) electrocatalysts through hydrogen adsorption/desorption region has been revisited. Conventionally, ECSA is calculated by using H-adsorption (Had), H-desorption (Hde) or both regions to calculate corresponding charge. Use an appropriate baseline for double-layer highly important accurate determination as...

The availability of low-cost, efficient, and durable catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a prerequisite for commercialization of the fuel cell technology. Along with intensive research efforts of more than half a century in developing nonprecious metal catalysts (NPMCs) to replace the expensive and scarce platinum-based catalysts, a new class of carbon-based, low-cost, metal-free O...