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with clusters and nanoparticles of gold. Acc Chem Res 47:834–844. https://doi.org/10.1021/
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9. Carenco S, Leyva-Perez A, Concepcion P et al (2012) Nickel phosphide nanocatalysts for the
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10. Corma A, Concepción P, Boronat M et al (2013) Exceptional oxidation activity with sizecontrolled supported gold clusters of low atomicity. Nat Chem 5:775
11. Daniel M-C, Astruc D (2004) Gold nanoparticles: assembly, supramolecular chemistry,
quantum-size-related properties, and applications toward biology, catalysis, and nanotechnology. Chem Rev 104:293–346. https://doi.org/10.1021/cr030698+
12. Ding K, Gulec A, Johnson AM (2015) Identification of active sites in CO oxidation and watergas shift over supported Pt catalysts. Science (80);350:189 LP–192. https://doi.org/10.1126/
science.aac6368
13. Durand J, Teuma E, Gómez M (2008) An overview of palladium nanocatalysts: Surface and
molecular reactivity. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 3577–3586. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.200800569
14. Dyson PJ (2004) Catalysis by low oxidation state transition metal (carbonyl) clusters. Coord
Chem Rev 248:2443–2458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2004.04.002
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147:145
17. Fernandez E, Rivero-Crespo MA, Dominguez I et al (2019) Base-controlled heck, suzuki,
and sonogashira reactions catalyzed by ligand-free platinum or palladium single atom and
sub-nanometer clusters. J Am Chem Soc 141:1928–1940. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b07884
18. Ferrando R, Jellinek J, Johnston RL (2008) Nanoalloys: from theory to applications of alloy
clusters and nanoparticles. Chem Rev 108:845–910. https://doi.org/10.1021/cr040090g
19. Flytzani-Stephanopoulos M, Gates BC (2012) Atomically dispersed supported metal catalysts.
Annu Rev Chem Biomol Eng 3:545–574. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-062
011-080939
20. Fortea-Perez FR, Mon M, Ferrando-Soria J et al (2017) The MOF-driven synthesis of supported
palladium clusters with catalytic activity for carbene-mediated chemistry. Nat Mater 16:760–
766. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4910
21. Frogneux X, Pesesse A, Delacroix S et al (2019) Radical-initiated dismutation of hydrosiloxanes by catalytic potassium-graphite. ChemCatChem. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201900172
22. Fu Q, Saltsburg H, Flytzani-Stephanopoulos M (2003) Active nonmetallic Au and Pt species on
ceria-based water-gas shift catalysts. Science (80);301:935 LP–938. https://doi.org/10.1126/
science.1085721
23. Ghaib K, Nitz K, Ben-Fares F-Z (2016) Chemical methanation of CO2: a review. Chem Bio
Eng Rev 3:266–275. https://doi.org/10.1002/cben.201600022
24. Glaser C (1870) Untersuchungen über einige derivate der zimmtsäure. Justus Liebigs Ann
Chem 154:137–171. https://doi.org/10.1002/jlac.18701540202
J. Oliver–Meseguer and A. Leyva–Pérez
5. Boronat M, Laursen S, Leyva-Perez A et al (2014) Partially oxidized gold nanoparticles: a
catalytic base-free system for the aerobic homocoupling of alkynes. J Catal 315:6–14. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2014.04.003
6. Boronat M, Leyva-Perez A, Corma A (2014) Theoretical and experimental insights into the
origin of the catalytic activity of subnanometric gold clusters: attempts to predict reactivity
with clusters and nanoparticles of gold. Acc Chem Res 47:834–844. https://doi.org/10.1021/
ar400068w
7. Buceta D, Busto N, Barone G et al (2015) Ag2 and Ag3 Clusters: synthesis, characterization,
and interaction with DNA. Angew Chemie Int Ed 54:7612–7616. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.
201502917
8. Calabrese JC, Dahl LF, Chini P et al (1974) Synthesis and structural characterization of platinum carbonyl cluster dianions bis, tris, tetrakis, or pentakis(tri-μ2-carbonyltricarbonyltriplatinum)(2-). New series of inorganic oligomers. J Am Chem Soc 96:2614–2616.
https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00815a050
9. Carenco S, Leyva-Perez A, Concepcion P et al (2012) Nickel phosphide nanocatalysts for the
chemoselective hydrogenation of alkynes. Nano Today 7:21–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nan
tod.2011.12.003
10. Corma A, Concepción P, Boronat M et al (2013) Exceptional oxidation activity with sizecontrolled supported gold clusters of low atomicity. Nat Chem 5:775
11. Daniel M-C, Astruc D (2004) Gold nanoparticles: assembly, supramolecular chemistry,
quantum-size-related properties, and applications toward biology, catalysis, and nanotechnology. Chem Rev 104:293–346. https://doi.org/10.1021/cr030698+
12. Ding K, Gulec A, Johnson AM (2015) Identification of active sites in CO oxidation and watergas shift over supported Pt catalysts. Science (80);350:189 LP–192. https://doi.org/10.1126/
science.aac6368
13. Durand J, Teuma E, Gómez M (2008) An overview of palladium nanocatalysts: Surface and
molecular reactivity. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 3577–3586. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.200800569
14. Dyson PJ (2004) Catalysis by low oxidation state transition metal (carbonyl) clusters. Coord
Chem Rev 248:2443–2458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2004.04.002
15. Eglinton G, Galbraith AR (1959) 182. Macrocyclic acetylenic compounds. Part I.
Cyclotetradeca-1 :3-diyne and related compounds. J. Chem. Soc. 889–896. https://doi.org/
10.1039/jr9590000889
16. Faraday M (1857) Experimental relations of gold {and other Metals) to Light. B y. Philos Trans
147:145
17. Fernandez E, Rivero-Crespo MA, Dominguez I et al (2019) Base-controlled heck, suzuki,
and sonogashira reactions catalyzed by ligand-free platinum or palladium single atom and
sub-nanometer clusters. J Am Chem Soc 141:1928–1940. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b07884
18. Ferrando R, Jellinek J, Johnston RL (2008) Nanoalloys: from theory to applications of alloy
clusters and nanoparticles. Chem Rev 108:845–910. https://doi.org/10.1021/cr040090g
19. Flytzani-Stephanopoulos M, Gates BC (2012) Atomically dispersed supported metal catalysts.
Annu Rev Chem Biomol Eng 3:545–574. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-062
011-080939
20. Fortea-Perez FR, Mon M, Ferrando-Soria J et al (2017) The MOF-driven synthesis of supported
palladium clusters with catalytic activity for carbene-mediated chemistry. Nat Mater 16:760–
766. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4910
21. Frogneux X, Pesesse A, Delacroix S et al (2019) Radical-initiated dismutation of hydrosiloxanes by catalytic potassium-graphite. ChemCatChem. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201900172
22. Fu Q, Saltsburg H, Flytzani-Stephanopoulos M (2003) Active nonmetallic Au and Pt species on
ceria-based water-gas shift catalysts. Science (80);301:935 LP–938. https://doi.org/10.1126/
science.1085721
23. Ghaib K, Nitz K, Ben-Fares F-Z (2016) Chemical methanation of CO2: a review. Chem Bio
Eng Rev 3:266–275. https://doi.org/10.1002/cben.201600022
24. Glaser C (1870) Untersuchungen über einige derivate der zimmtsäure. Justus Liebigs Ann
Chem 154:137–171. https://doi.org/10.1002/jlac.18701540202