Approaching enzymatic catalysis with zeolites or how to select one reaction mechanism competing with others

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 2878
• Main Authors: Ferri, Pau, Li, Chengeng, Schwalbe-Koda, Daniel, Xie, Mingrou, Moliner, Manuel, Gómez-Bombarelli, Rafael, Boronat, Mercedes, Corma, Avelino
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 19.05.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 119/118; 639/638/77/885; 639/638/77/887; 639/638/898; Aromatic compounds; Catalysis; Catalysts; Computer applications; Disproportionation; Enzymes; Humanities and Social Sciences; Intermediates; Methodology; multidisciplinary; Reaction intermediates; Reaction mechanisms; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Transalkylation; Zeolites

Approaching the level of molecular recognition of enzymes with solid catalysts is a challenging goal, achieved in this work for the competing transalkylation and disproportionation of diethylbenzene catalyzed by acid zeolites. The key diaryl intermediates for the two competing reactions only differ...