title: Design and use of nanostructured single-site heterogeneous catalysts for the selective transformation of fine chemicals.
abstract: Nanostructured single-site heterogeneous catalysts possess the advantages of classical solid catalysts, in terms of easy recovery and recycling, together with a defined tailored chemical and steric environment around the catalytically active metal site. The use of inorganic oxide supports with selected shape and porosity at a nanometric level may have a relevant impact on the regio- and stereochemistry of the catalytic reaction. Analogously, by choosing the optimal preparation techniques to obtain spatially isolated and well-characterised active sites, it is possible to achieve performances that are comparable to (or, in the most favourable cases, better than) those obtained with homogeneous systems. Such catalysts are therefore particularly suitable for the transformation of highly-functionalised fine chemicals and some relevant examples where high chemo-, regio- and stereoselectivity are crucial will be described.
authors.affiliation: CNR-Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy. v.dalsanto@istm.cnr.it
authors.forename: Vladimiro
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dal Santo
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liguori
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pirovano
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guidotti
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D008958:Models, Molecular; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry; D016062:Porosity
chemical_list: D010087:Oxides