Stale Bread and E. Coli Could Transform How We Make Drugs and Plastics Somewhere in a sealed flask at the University of Edinburgh, a colony of E. coli is doing something rather useful with its lunch. Fed sugars extracted from

Stale #Bread and E. Coli Could Transform How We Make #Drugs and #Plastics ...

| #Ecoli | #fermentation | #Hydrogenation | #Carbon | Via @scienceblog.com

[Open Access]
Effects of plasma hydrogenation on characteristics of T-shaped gate polysilicon thin-film transistors with lightly-doped drain
2025 Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 64 01SP23

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#JJAP
#physics
#Openaccess
#thinfilm
#transistor
#Si
#plasma
#hydrogenation
#drain
#air

🏆 Big news from SynOpen!
The Most Innovative Paper #Award 2024 goes to Benjamin Stokes & team (Santa Clara University, USA) for their breakthrough in Pd-catalyzed transfer #hydrogenation. Congratulations! 🎉 👏

👉 Read more in the full press release + article:
www.thieme.de/en/thieme-ch...

Don't miss this #OA cover article in CS&T Issue 14!

'Rhodium-catalysed #hydrogenation of nitrous oxide' led by
@chaplinlab.bsky.social et al., highlights the potential for molecular complexes of platinum-group metals to decompose into catalytically active nanoparticles

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#ChemSky

Graphical abstract of the original paper, source: original paper

♻️ Turning #CO₂ into value: Researchers show that trivalent #metal Lewis acids (MX₃) can #activate CO₂ and drive transfer #hydrogenation using bio-derived γ-terpinene. The result? Efficient formate production & valuable N-formamides/heterocycles—at low pressure.

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Now possible: highly efficient and enantioselective #hydrogenation of tetrasubstituted olefins through ingenious #ligand design beautifully wrapped up by #MontseDieguez @urv.cat #eucomc2025 #keynotelecture

Allylic alcohols are key in organic synthesis🧪 A new review by Yang & Fang sheds light on their conversion to saturated alcohols using tandem isomerization/(transfer) #hydrogenation with #ruthenium catalysts🔥

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Soft template-induced deep pore structure of Cu/Al2O3 for promoting plasma-catalyzed CO2 hydrogenation to DME Plasma-activated heterogeneous catalysis is a promising strategy for catalytic CO2 hydrogenation under mild conditions. In this study, pore structures…

Deep pore structures via a soft template method embed Cu sites in channels, generating an electric field under #plasma to boost intermediate #hydrogenation and #DME yield. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#CO2 #Cu/Al2O3 #CH3OH

Tailoring high-entropy borides for hydrogenation: crystal morphology and catalytic pathways The high-entropy boride (HEB) Al0.2Nb0.2Pt0.2Ta0.2Ti0.2B2, with its unique crystal structure and high coordination (platinum coordinated to 12 boron atoms), has been shown in our previous work to exhi...

📢Check out the research by from Ting Wang, Michael T. Yeung et al. @albany.edu

👉Tailoring high-entropy #borides for #hydrogenation: #crystal morphology and #catalytic pathways
#ICF_research
doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...

Direct styrene hydrogenation on a metal-free boron–nitrogen doped carbon catalyst We present a study of direct styrene hydrogenation to ethylbenzene by a metal-free catalyst. The catalyst is a nanohybrid made up of ultra-dispersed diamond (UDD) and graphitic sheets. The method to p...

👇Check out the #OpenAccess #research by Neeraj Gupta, Giovanni Di Liberto, Alberto Villa and colleagues.

🔓Direct styrene #hydrogenation on a metal-free boron–nitrogen doped #carbon #catalyst

#Chemsky #Materials #MCF_research

doi.org/10.1039/D4QM...

Advancements in Hydrogenation Catalysts Enhance Production Efficiency Across Industries Oregon State University researchers have developed single-atom catalysts that significantly improve hydrogenation efficiency, impacting the production of foods, fuels, and pharmaceuticals.

OSU researchers unveil single-atom catalysts that boost hydrogenation efficiency, transforming production in key industries. #Catalysis #Hydrogenation #Innovation

Improving hydrogenation of 4-nitrophenol using Pd catalysts homogeneously anchored on WN-TiO2: a synergistic interaction between WN and Pd nanoparticles Incorporating a suitable promoter or co-catalyst is an effective strategy for improving the catalytic properties of low-content Pd catalysts. Herein, we report a straightforward method for synthesizin...

👇A recent research by Xiqiang Tian, Shoulei Huang, Muhammad Zahid et al.

Improving #hydrogenation of 4-nitrophenol using Pd #catalysts homogeneously anchored on WN-TiO2: a synergistic interaction between WN and Pd #nanoparticles
#Chemsky #Inorganic #ICF_research

doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...

Rethinking hydrogenation?

I spy with my little 👁️ a FlowSyn!

Sterling Pharma explored how #FlowChemistry offers safer, more efficient & scalable hydrogenation reactions ideal for modern API development.

www.sterlingpharmasolutions.com/articles/hyd...

#hydrogenation #continuousflow #chemsky

Room Temperature Dinitrogen Cleavage and Hydrogenation with Organometallic Complexes of Uranium The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia is not just a crucial reaction for sustaining life on Earth; it is a pivotal cornerstone for our planet's future. The Haber-Bosch process, although ...

U make it simple! .... (Well... not really 🤣 )
The latest study from our lab on #dinitrogen cleavage and #hydrogenation for #ammonia production

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Weakly Coordinating Anionic Microporous Polymer Networks as Scaffold for Molecular Gas Phase Hydrogenation Catalysis Anionic microporous polymer networks are prepared from a fluorinated tetraarylborate precursor via the Yamamoto reaction. The charge density can be continuously varied by adjusting the ratio of a neu...

here is a little throwback to the earlier times of the group at TU Berlin (@tuberlin.bsky.social)...

We helped out with some hydrogenation expertise for the group of Arne Thomas and their cool microporous polymer networks:

doi.org/10.1002/cctc...

#chemsky
#CHEMnitz
#hydrogenation

Explore the latest developments in asymmetric transfer #hydrogenation (#ATH) of #acylboronates by Yang and Fang. This groundbreaking work unlocks a versatile route to enantioenriched secondary alcohols with high efficiency‼️
👉 www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejo...

Graphical abstract, source: orig. paper

🌍 #Aluminium in the spotlight! New research shows cationic, hexa-coordinated aluminium complexes act as frustrated Lewis pairs (#FLPs), activate H₂, and reduce CO₂ to N-formylamines. A #greener path for #hydrogenation using earth-abundant Al!

🔗 https://buff.ly/49GFe0K

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