Selective Nanocatalysts and Nanoscience

PrefaceTHE STRUCTURE AND REACTIVITY OF SINGLE AND MULTIPLE SITES ON HETEROGENEOUS AND HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSTS: ANALOGIES, DIFFERENCES, AND CHALLENGES FOR CHARACTERIZATION METHODSIntroductionDefinition of Multiple- and Single-Site Centers in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous CatalysisThe Characterization Methods in Heterogeneous Catalysis (Including Operando Methods)ConclusionsSUPPORTED NANOPARTICLES AND SELECTIVE CATALYSIS. A SURFACE SCIENCE APPROACHGeneral IntroductionSynthesis of Supported Metal NanoparticlesSelective Catalysis of Supported Metal NanoparticlesSummaryWHEN DOES CATALYSIS WITH TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES TURN INTO CATALYSIS BY NANOPARTICLESIntroductionNanoparticles vs. Homogeneous Catalysts in C-C Bond-Forming ReactionsNanoparticles vs. Homogeneous Catalysts in Hydrogenation ReactionsPlatinum-Catalyzed HydrosilylationConclusionsCAPSULES AND CAVITANDS: SYNTHETIC CATALYSTS OF NANOMETRIC DIMENSIONSIntroduction on Supramolecular CatalysisCompartmentalization of Reactive Species in Synthetic Hosts as Supramolecular CatalystsConclusionsOutlookPHOTOCATALYSTS: NANOSTRUCTURED PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIALS FOR SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSIONPrinciples of Overall Water Splitting Using Nanostructured Particulate PhotocatalystsOxide Photocatalysts for Overall Water SplittingVisible Light-Responsive Photocatalysts for Overall Water SplittingConclusionsCHIRAL CATALYSTSThe Origin of Enantioselectivity in Catalytic Processes: The Nanoscale of Enantioselective CatalysisParameters Affecting the Geometry of the Metal EnvironmentCase of Study (1): Bis(oxazoline)-Cu Catalysts for CyclopropanationCase of Study (2): Catalysts for Diels-Alder ReactionsCase of Study (3): Salen-Based CatalystsCase of Study (4): Multifunctional CatalysisConclusionsSELECTIVE CATALYSTS FOR PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRYOverview of Petrochemical Industry and Refinery ProcessesCatalysis in the Petrochemical IndustryMicroporous Materials and Shape SelectivitySelected Examples of Shape-Selective Catalysis by

Adriano Zecchina is full professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Turin. He is member of the Ownership board of PCCP and of the Editorial board of the Chemical Society Reviews. He has been awarded with the Bourke Medal of the Faraday Society and with the Fauser Plate of Italian Chemical Society. Currently he is directing the Centre of Excellence NIS (Nanostructured surfaces and interfaces). He is coauthor of about 450 papers published on international journals.

Silvia Bordiga is Professor in Physical Chemistry at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Turin. Her research is mainly devoted to the characterization of the physical-chemical properties of oxides, zeolites and MOFs with attention to their surface properties. She has co-authored more than 200 research and review papers in the fields of Chemistry and Material Science appeared in international journals which have received more than 5000 citations.

Elena Groppo received her degree in Material Science in 2002 and the PhD in Chemistry in 2006 at the University of Torino. Since December 2006 she has a PostDoc position at the University of Torino, concerning catalysts characterization by means of spectroscopic methods under in situ conditions.