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Title: Water-Mediated Heterogeneously Catalyzed Reactions

Journal Article · · ACS Catalysis

Nature takes advantage of the pervasive presence of water to control many enzymatic reactions by utilizing the unique properties of water, which in turn help regulating reaction rates, selectivity, and rates of mass transfer. Some of the natural phenomena in which water plays the role of solvent, reactant, or byproduct find parallels in industrially relevant reactions catalyzed by synthetic heterogeneous catalysts. Here, we address different mechanistic features of catalytic reactions influenced by water. They include modification of reactant (or product) solubility and rate of mass transport; stabilization of reactants, products, and transition states, both in open and confined spaces; and direct participation in the catalytic phenomenon by remote bond polarization, H-shuttling, or acting as a cocatalyst.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0018284
OSTI ID:
1824938
Journal Information:
ACS Catalysis, Journal Name: ACS Catalysis Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 10; ISSN 2155-5435
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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