Chemists are like detectives: they like to know 'whodunit' during a catalytic reaction. Combining advanced electron microscopy with intelligent molecular design has now provided strong evidence for the presence of a highly active site within a complex catalytic solid.
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Weckhuysen, B. Catch me if you can!. Nature Chem 1, 690–692 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.453
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