Fenton-Inactive Cd Enables Highly Selective O₂-Derived Domino Reaction.

ABSTRACT: Advancing and deploying Fenton-inactive Cd that combines excellent catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability remains a serious challenge, predominantly owing to the difficulty in regulating the intrinsic electronic states and local geometric structures of such fully occupied d¹⁰s² configuration. In this work, a combination of experiments and theoretical calculations reveals that the incorporation of boron (B) enables the tuning of the average oxidation state of Cd⁰ to Cd^δ+, facilitating electron localization and implementing a different electrocatalytic preference compared to conventional d¹⁰-electron configurations. The resulting Cd(B) catalyst demonstrates high selectivity (>90% on average) in the O₂-to-H₂O

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11653596 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature