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High-Activity Heterogeneous Catalysts Prepared in One Step from the Mesophases of Metallosurfactants

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Surfactant Ru(II) complexes have been used to template mesoporous silicates using the true liquid crystal templating method, giving evenly dispersed, nanometer-sized ruthenium particles which show very high catalytic activity and selectivity in the hydrogenation of 1-hexene.

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  1. School of Chemistry, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK

    Mark J. Danks, Helen B. Jervis & Duncan W. Bruce

  2. Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Catalysis, TU Delft, Julianalaan 136, 2628, BL Delft, The Netherlands

    Mathias Nowotny & Thomas A. Maschmeyer

  3. Department of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland, KY16 9ST

    Wuzong Zhou

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Danks, M.J., Jervis, H.B., Nowotny, M. et al. High-Activity Heterogeneous Catalysts Prepared in One Step from the Mesophases of Metallosurfactants. Catalysis Letters 82, 95–98 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020552427133

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