Adjusting the Structure and Electronic Properties of Carbons for Metal-Free Carbocatalysis of Organic Transformations
- Carbon nanomaterials doped with some other lightweight elements were recently described as powerful, heterogeneous, metal-free organocatalysts, adding to their high performance in electrocatalysis. Here, recent observations in traditional catalysis are reviewed, and the underlying reaction mechanisms of the catalyzed organic transformations are explored. In some cases, these are due to specific active functional sites, but more generally the catalytic activity relates to collective properties of the conjugated nanocarbon frameworks and the electron transfer from and to the catalytic centers and substrates. It is shown that the !earnings are tightly related to those of electrocatalysis; i.e., the search for better electrocatalysts also improves chemocatalysis, and vice versa. Carbon-carbon heterojunction effects and some perspectives on future possibilities are discussed at the end.
Author details: | Markus AntoniettiORCiDGND, Nieves Lopez-SalasORCiD, Ana Primo |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201805719 |
ISSN: | 0935-9648 |
ISSN: | 1521-4095 |
Pubmed ID: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30561777 |
Title of parent work (English): | Advanced materials |
Publisher: | Wiley-VCH |
Place of publishing: | Weinheim |
Publication type: | Review |
Language: | English |
Year of first publication: | 2019 |
Publication year: | 2018 |
Release date: | 2021/03/12 |
Tag: | active sites; carbocatalysis; carbon electrical collective properties; metal-free; nanocarbon materials |
Volume: | 31 |
Issue: | 13 |
Number of pages: | 15 |
Funding institution: | Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [CTQ 2015-69153-CO2-1, CTQ2014-53292-R]; Generalitat Valenciana (Prometeo 2013-014)Generalitat Valenciana |
Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Biochemie und Biologie |
DDC classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 54 Chemie / 540 Chemie und zugeordnete Wissenschaften |
Peer review: | Referiert |