Preface
Metal nanoparticle catalysts are of great interest in both academia and industry, not
only due to their large surface areas, producing high catalytic activity, but also for
their quantum size effect, showing high activity and unique selectivity. This volume
discusses the great potential of metal nanoparticle catalysts for complicated molecular synthesis and reviews the current progress of this field. The development of
highly active and stable heterogeneous catalysts is a crucial subject in modern
science. However, the development of heterogeneous catalysts for fine chemical
synthesis has lagged far behind those for the bulk chemical process. Metal nanoparticle catalysts are an excellent candidate for the active and robust heterogeneous
catalysts and this book overviews this possibility.
Recently, metal nanoparticle catalysts were widely studied and applied not
only to a bulk chemical synthesis but also to various types of organic reactions.
Many reviews or books about metal nanoparticles summarize their physical properties, surface structures, and/or catalytic behavior for relatively simple transformations as models and often categorized each topic by metal species. This volume
summarizes recent progress on nanoparticle catalysis for various organic transformations from simple redox reactions to asymmetric C–C bond-forming reactions and
also presents seminal studies on new technologies. In the chapters “Gold
Nanoparticles for Oxidation Reactions: Critical Role of Supports and Au Particle
Size” and “Metal Nanoparticles for Redox Reactions” of this volume, redox reactions are introduced as an investigation of metal nanoparticle catalysis for organic
transformations. Several approaches to utilize earth-abundant metal nanoparticles
that were recently reported are introduced in the chapter “Earth-Abundant and
Precious Metal Nanoparticle Catalysis.” Precise synthesis of metal nanoclusters
and their catalytic behavior including some mechanistic aspects such as active
cites and effects of nanoparticle structure for catalytic activity are discussed in
the chapter “Precise Synthesis of Nanoparticles and Their Catalytic Behavior.”
Coupling reactions and C–H bond activations by metal nanoparticle catalysts are
described in the chapter “Pd Nanoparticles in C–H Activation and Cross-Coupling
Catalysis.” In the chapter “Nanoparticle Catalysts in Flow Systems,” the use of
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Metal nanoparticle catalysts are of great interest in both academia and industry, not
only due to their large surface areas, producing high catalytic activity, but also for
their quantum size effect, showing high activity and unique selectivity. This volume
discusses the great potential of metal nanoparticle catalysts for complicated molecular synthesis and reviews the current progress of this field. The development of
highly active and stable heterogeneous catalysts is a crucial subject in modern
science. However, the development of heterogeneous catalysts for fine chemical
synthesis has lagged far behind those for the bulk chemical process. Metal nanoparticle catalysts are an excellent candidate for the active and robust heterogeneous
catalysts and this book overviews this possibility.
Recently, metal nanoparticle catalysts were widely studied and applied not
only to a bulk chemical synthesis but also to various types of organic reactions.
Many reviews or books about metal nanoparticles summarize their physical properties, surface structures, and/or catalytic behavior for relatively simple transformations as models and often categorized each topic by metal species. This volume
summarizes recent progress on nanoparticle catalysis for various organic transformations from simple redox reactions to asymmetric C–C bond-forming reactions and
also presents seminal studies on new technologies. In the chapters “Gold
Nanoparticles for Oxidation Reactions: Critical Role of Supports and Au Particle
Size” and “Metal Nanoparticles for Redox Reactions” of this volume, redox reactions are introduced as an investigation of metal nanoparticle catalysis for organic
transformations. Several approaches to utilize earth-abundant metal nanoparticles
that were recently reported are introduced in the chapter “Earth-Abundant and
Precious Metal Nanoparticle Catalysis.” Precise synthesis of metal nanoclusters
and their catalytic behavior including some mechanistic aspects such as active
cites and effects of nanoparticle structure for catalytic activity are discussed in
the chapter “Precise Synthesis of Nanoparticles and Their Catalytic Behavior.”
Coupling reactions and C–H bond activations by metal nanoparticle catalysts are
described in the chapter “Pd Nanoparticles in C–H Activation and Cross-Coupling
Catalysis.” In the chapter “Nanoparticle Catalysts in Flow Systems,” the use of
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