학술논문

A Link between Reactivity and Local Structure in Acid Catalysis on Zeolites.
Document Type
Article
Source
Accounts of Chemical Research. Mar2008, Vol. 41 Issue 4, p559-567. 9p.
Subject
*ZEOLITES
*CATALYSIS
*SURFACE chemistry
*PHYSICAL & theoretical chemistry
Language
ISSN
0001-4842
Abstract
The extent to which spatial constraints influence rates and pathways in catalysis depends on the structure of intermediates, transition states, and active sites involved. We aim to answer, as we seek insights into catalytic mechanisms and site requirements, persistent questions about the potential for controlling rates and selectivities by rational design of spatial constraints around active sites within inorganic structures useful as catalysts. This Account addresses these matters for the specific case of reactions on zeolites that contain Brønsted acid sites encapsulated within subnanometer channels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]