For over a century, the catalytic conversion of syngas (H₂ and CO) to higher (C₂₊) alcohols has garnered significant scientific interest. However, industrial deployment has been traditionally hampered by trade-offs between syngas conversion and alcohol selectivity. In this issue of Chem Catalysis, Ge et al. describe ZrO₂-promoted Fe (Fe@ZrO₂) as a high-performance and compositionally simple catalyst. Oxygen-deficient ZrO_2-x patches add to the stabilization of Fe₃O₄-Fe₅C₂ interfaces, which could integrate C–C chain growth with associative CO insertion for higher-alcohol synthesis.

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使用更简单的催化剂，酒精含量会更高

一个多世纪以来，合成气（H2 和 CO）催化转化为高级醇（C ₂₊ ）引起了重大的科学兴趣。然而，传统上，工业部署一直受到合成气转化率和醇选择性之间权衡的阻碍。在本期《化学催化》中，Ge 等人。将 ZrO2 促进的 Fe (Fe@ZrO2) 描述为一种高性能且成分简单的催化剂。缺氧的 ZrO _2-x 斑块可增强 Fe ₃ O ₄ -Fe ₅ C ₂ 的稳定性界面，它可以将 C-C 链增长与缔合 CO 插入结合起来，用于高级醇的合成。