Electrolyte Organization Leads to Potential-Dependence in Thermochemical Catalysis of Nonpolar Reactions Electrochemical polarization is now known to play a key role in thermochemical catalysis at solid–liquid interfaces. However, existing frameworks cannot account for why even nonpolar, nonfaradaic reac...

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Electrolyte Organization Leads to Potential-Dependence in Thermochemical Catalysis of Nonpolar Reactions Electrochemical polarization is now known to play a key role in thermochemical catalysis at solid–liquid interfaces. However, existing frameworks cannot account for why even nonpolar, nonfaradaic reac...

Congrats Thejas S. Wesley on their new paper on ACS Catalysis!

They showcase that interfacial polarization alters the degree of organization of species in the electrolyte is the underlying reason for the potential-dependence observed in thermochemical catalysis of nonpolar reactions. #echemsky

Electrochemical imaging of thermochemical catalysis - Nature Catalysis Several thermochemical redox reactions have been shown to operate via the coupling of electrochemical half-reactions. Here, scanning electrochemical cell microscopy is employed to image the variations...

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Thermochemical heterolytic hydrogenation catalysis proceeds through polarization-driven hydride transfer - Nature Chemistry Heterolytic hydrogenations are a key reaction class that includes CO2 reduction to formate and NADH regeneration, yet the mechanism remains unclear. Now it has been shown that this class of thermochemical reactions proceeds through an electrochemical mechanism, with polarization-driven, interfacial hydride transfer as the rate-determining step.

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Wireless potentiometry of thermochemical heterogeneous catalysis - Nature Catalysis Interfacial polarization influences catalytic reactions occurring at solid–liquid interfaces, but its measurement was previously limited to conductive materials. Now redox-active molecules enable elec...

Take a look at our new paper by Neil Razdan and Karl Westendorff as they develop an exciting new method to measure the potential of thermochemical catalysts supported on electrically insulating supports!

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