Correction to: Nature Catalysis https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-024-01239-9, published online 22 October 2024.

The researchers had sought to understand the biosynthetic roles of the proteins in a RiPP biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) that was recently identified by a bioinformatic approach. For this purpose, the orthologous spy BGC from Streptomyces sp. NRRL F-5065 was heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli including its precursor peptide and the encoded proteins SpyC, SpyE, SpyD and SpyB. A peptide resulting

The method is based on the use of silica-supported metal-precursors for each element of the targeted intermetallic compound. The team chose platinum–zinc alloys to begin with, and accordingly prepared Pt/SiO2 and ZnO/SiO2 precursors via incipient wetness impregnation. Such precursors are physically mixed and heated under hydrogen atmosphere in a flow reactor (pictured, panel a), with a stepped thermal

Now, as they report in Chem, Bortz, Bennett and Fasan leverage a cytochrome P450 site-selective C–H oxyfunctionalization as the key step to install functional groups as handles for directing chemical transformations of the scaffold, generating a library of complex small molecules, through a chemoenzymatic DOS (ceDOS) strategy. The team used variants of fatty acid hydroxylase P450BM3, which were previously

The team of researchers make use of the –NH2 terminal groups present in native C3N4 to covalently anchor an Fe(SalenCl2) molecular catalyst without the need for any additional linkers (pictured). This is performed by reacting the aryl chloride group of the molecule with C3N4 in the presence of KOtBu. With the Fe(Salen) attached to the surface, it is shown that styrene can be converted into styrene

The researchers first deposit Ir nanoparticles with an average size of 1.7 nm onto a gas diffusion layer. After applying an initial reducing potential of 0.2 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (VRHE), operando X-ray total scattering with pair distribution function (PDF) analysis and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) reveal that the metallic Ir nanoparticles exhibit a decahedral shape with

Correction to: Nature Catalysis https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-024-01181-w, published online 2 July 2024.

The catalysis Gordon Research Conference is a much-anticipated biennial gathering of the community to discuss the frontiers in design and development of catalytic materials and processes. Amani Ebrahim briefly touches upon this year’s themes centred on enabling technologies for sustainable societies.

Correction to: Nature Catalysis https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-022-00764-9, published online 21 April 2022.

They first established that, in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), the alkyl bromide can act as a catalyst in the transfer of a chlorine atom from an alkyl chloride to the α-carbon of a carbonyl compound. This was further confirmed by mechanistic investigations, which enabled the team to propose a sequence of events where the halogenated compound reacts with DMSO at high temperature to yield an alkoxysulfonium

Surface-frustrated Lewis pairs are unique catalytic sites formed by the combination of Lewis acid and Lewis base sites locked in close proximity on the material's surface. These pairs are particularly effective in accelerating catalytic conversions due to their collective ability to simultaneously accept and donate electrons, thereby facilitating bond breaking and formation. The team synthesized a