Bifunctional catalysts containing metal and acid sites are used industrially in alkane hydroconversion. Now, the nanoscale spatial separation of the two active sites is shown to promote hydroisomerization and inspires design principles for this type of catalyst.
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Wu, SM., Čejka, J. & Yang, XY. Active sites in the right places. Nat. Synth 1, 757–758 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-022-00168-4
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