Communication between active sites regulates heterogeneous catalysis

Understanding the interaction between active sites plays a key role in dictating reaction mechanisms in heterogeneous catalysis. In this issue of Chem, Tang and co-workers find that remote silver atoms can trigger low-temperature carbon monoxide oxidation via electron conduction, demonstrating that communication between active sites can facilitate heterogeneous catalysis. Understanding the interaction between active sites plays a key role in dictating reaction mechanisms in heterogeneous catalysis. In this issue of Chem, Tang and co-workers find that remote silver atoms can trigger low-temperature carbon monoxide oxidation via electron conduction, demonstrating that communication between active sites can facilitate heterogeneous catalysis. Interplay between remote single-atom active sites triggers speedy catalytic oxidationHuang et al.ChemAugust 3, 2022In BriefAn electron delocalized mechanism is proposed in heterogeneous catalysis on the basis of direct evidence that shows remarkable interaction between two remote active sites in catalytic oxidation. Full-Text PDF