The resulting red, crystalline compound has a central palladium atom bonded to six silicon atoms, giving it an apparent oxidation number of 6, the researchers report.

The researchers found that the rotaxane formation involves a temporary cleavage of the axle part: one 2,3-diaminotriptycene group disconnects from the palladium atom, the crown ether wheel then ...

The development and understanding of efficient catalysts based on isolated metal centers stabilized on suitable hosts is a challenging task that has sparked the imagination of researchers worldwide.

The 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki for developing palladium-catalyzed cross coupling. This chemical tool has vastly improved ...

Importantly, the selectivity towards the desired 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol product approached 100% over all of the investigated single-atom catalysts, whereas the conventional (Lindlar) catalyst used for ...