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Title

Cover Feature: Tuning the Reactivities of the Heteronuclear [Al<sub>n</sub>V<sub>3−n</sub>O<sub>7−n</sub>]<sup> </sup> (n=1, 2) Cluster Oxides towards Methane by Varying the Composition of the Metal Centers (Chem. Eur. J. 12/2019).

Authors

Zhou, Shaodong; Sun, Xiaoyan; Yue, Lei; Schlangen, Maria; Schwarz, Helmut

Abstract

The catalytic activity of metal‐oxide materials can be tuned by adjusting the local composition of the metal centers, as demonstrated by a gas‐phase example. [Al2VO5] selectively breaks only one C−H bond with concomitant generation of a methyl group, either chemisorbed on an Al center or liberated at room temperature. By replacing one Al atom of [Al2VO5] with a V=O unit, the cluster [AlV2O6] gains a higher oxidizing ability such that it converts methane to formaldehyde. More information can be found in the Communication by S. Zhou et al. on page 2967.

Subjects

METHANE; ALUMINUM oxide; VANADIUM oxide

Publication

Chemistry - A European Journal, 2019, Vol 25, Issue 12, p2885

ISSN

0947-6539

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1002/chem.201900429