Understanding the ways by which metal-containing catalysts carry out a reaction is a chemical puzzle. Now, investigations of a multi-metallic molecular system uncover how the self-assembly of molecular catalysts facilitates cooperation between active species and improves the conversion of water to hydrogen gas.
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Sonea, A., Warren, J.J. Assembling the pieces to improve catalysis. Nat. Chem. 16, 678–679 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-024-01513-0
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