The next issue of Chemistry – A European Journal opens with a feature article by Núria López and Nevys Almora-Barrios in collaboration with Javier Pérez-Ramírez (ICIQ’s former group leader).The article, also highlighted in Chemistry Views, deals with an effective strategy to enhance the selectivity of palladium catalysts in the partial hydrogenation of triple bonds in acetylenic compounds. In this work they compare the performance of bare, lead-poisoned, and ligand-modified palladium catalysts in the hydrogenation of diverse alkynes.

“From the Lindlar Catalyst to Supported Ligand-Modified Palladium Nanoparticles: Selectivity Patterns and Accessibility Constraints in the Continuous-Flow Three-Phase Hydrogenation of Acetylenic Compounds”
Gianvito Vilé, Neyvis Almora-Barrios, Sharon Mitchell, Núria López, and Javier Pérez-Ramírez.