Green chemistry; Renewable feedstocks; Sustainable chemistry; Catalysis; Ionic liquids
Vasilyev Dmitry V., Dyson Paul J. (2021), The Role of Organic Promoters in the Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide, in
ACS Catalysis, 11(3), 1392-1405.
Lee Wei-Tse, Bobbink Felix D., van Muyden Antoine P., Lin Kun-Han, Corminboeuf Clémence, Zamani Reza R., Dyson Paul J. (2021), Catalytic hydrocracking of synthetic polymers into grid-compatible gas streams, in
Cell Reports Physical Science, 2(2), 100332-100332.
Cui Xinjiang, Muyden Antoine P., Dyson Paul J. (2021), Utility of Core–Shell Nanomaterials in the Catalytic Transformations of Renewable Substrates, in
Chemistry – A European Journal, 27(1), 12-19.
Gopakumar Aswin, Lombardo Loris, Fei Zhaofu, Shyshkanov Serhii, Vasilyev Dmitry, Chidambaram Arunraj, Stylianou Kyriakos, Züttel Andreas, Dyson Paul J. (2020), A polymeric ionic liquid catalyst for the N-formylation and N-methylation of amines using CO2/PhSiH3, in
Journal of CO2 Utilization, 41, 101240-101240.
Cui Xinjiang, Shyshkanov Serhii, Nguyen Tu N., Chidambaram Arunraj, Fei Zhaofu, Stylianou Kyriakos C., Dyson Paul J. (2020), CO 2 Methanation via Amino Alcohol Relay Molecules Employing a Ruthenium Nanoparticle/Metal Organic Framework Catalyst, in
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 59(38), 16371-16375.
Cui Xinjiang, Huang Zhangjun, van Muyden Antoine P., Fei Zhaofu, Wang Tao, Dyson Paul J. (2020), Acceptorless dehydrogenation and hydrogenation of N- and O-containing compounds on Pd 3 Au 1 (111) facets, in
Science Advances, 6(27), eabb3831-eabb3831.
Vasilyev Dmitry V., Shyshkanov Serhii, Shirzadi Erfan, Katsyuba Sergey A., Nazeeruddin Mohammad Khaja, Dyson Paul J. (2020), Principal Descriptors of Ionic Liquid Co-catalysts for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO 2, in
ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3(5), 4690-4698.
Toniolo Davide, Bobbink Felix D., Dyson Paul J., Mazzanti Marinella (2020), Anhydrous Conditions Enable the Catalyst‐Free Carboxylation of Aromatic Alkynes with CO 2 under Mild Conditions, in
Helvetica Chimica Acta, 103(2), 1-6.
Shyshkanov Serhii, Nguyen Tu N., Chidambaram Arunraj, Stylianou Kyriakos C., Dyson Paul J. (2019), Frustrated Lewis pair-mediated fixation of CO 2 within a metal–organic framework, in
Chemical Communications, 55(73), 10964-10967.
Liu Sijie, van Muyden Antoine P., Bai Lichen, Cui Xinjiang, Fei Zhaofu, Li Xuehui, Hu Xile, Dyson Paul J. (2019), Metal‐Sulfide Catalysts Derived from Lignosulfonate and their Efficient Use in Hydrogenolysis, in
ChemSusChem, 12(14), 3271-3277.
Vasilyev Dmitry V., Rudnev Alexander V., Broekmann Peter, Dyson Paul J. (2019), A General and Facile Approach for the Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Inspired by Deep Eutectic Solvents, in
ChemSusChem, 12(8), 1635-1639.
Liu Sijie, Bai Lichen, van Muyden Antoine P., Huang Zhangjun, Cui Xinjiang, Fei Zhaofu, Li Xuehui, Hu Xile, Dyson Paul J. (2019), Oxidative cleavage of β-O-4 bonds in lignin model compounds with a single-atom Co catalyst, in
Green Chemistry, 21(8), 1974-1981.
Xia Rui, Fei Zhaofu, Drigo Nikita, Bobbink Felix D., Huang Zhangjun, Jasiūnas Rokas, Franckevičius Marius, Gulbinas Vidmantas, Mensi Mounir, Fang Xiaodong, Roldán‐Carmona Cristina, Nazeeruddin Mohammad Khaja, Dyson Paul J. (2019), Retarding Thermal Degradation in Hybrid Perovskites by Ionic Liquid Additives, in
Advanced Functional Materials, 29(22), 1902021-1902021.
Bobbink Felix D., van Muyden Antoine P., Dyson Paul J. (2019), En route to CO 2 -containing renewable materials: catalytic synthesis of polycarbonates and non-isocyanate polyhydroxyurethanes derived from cyclic carbonates, in
Chemical Communications, 55(10), 1360-1373.
Lee Wei-Tse, van Muyden Antoine P., Bobbink Felix D., Huang Zhangjun, Dyson Paul J. (2019), Indirect CO 2 Methanation: Hydrogenolysis of Cyclic Carbonates Catalyzed by Ru-Modified Zeolite Produces Methane and Diols, in
Angewandte Chemie, 131(2), 567-570.
ShyshkanovSerhii, NguyenT.N., EbrahimF.M., StylianouK.C., DysonPaul (2019), In situ formation of frustrated Lewis pairs in a water-tolerant metal-organic framework for the transformation of CO2., in
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 5371-5375.
Bobbink Felix D., Vasilyev Dmitry, Hulla Martin, Chamam Sami, Menoud Florent, Laurenczy Gábor, Katsyuba Sergey, Dyson Paul J. (2018), Intricacies of Cation–Anion Combinations in Imidazolium Salt-Catalyzed Cycloaddition of CO 2 Into Epoxides, in
ACS Catalysis, 8(3), 2589-2594.
Siankevich Sviatlana, Mozzettini Simone, Bobbink Felix, Ding Shipeng, Fei Zhaofu, Yan Ning, Dyson Paul J. (2018), Influence of the Anion on the Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural by Using Ionic-Polymer-Supported Platinum Nanoparticle Catalysts, in
ChemPlusChem, 83(1), 19-23.
Sordakis Katerina, Tang Conghui, Vogt Lydia K., Junge Henrik, Dyson Paul J., Beller Matthias, Laurenczy Gábor (2018), Homogeneous Catalysis for Sustainable Hydrogen Storage in Formic Acid and Alcohols, in
Chemical Reviews, 118(2), 372-433.
Karakulina Alena, Gopakumar Aswin, Fei Zhaofu, Dyson Paul J. (2018), Chemoselective reduction of heteroarenes with a reduced graphene oxide supported rhodium nanoparticle catalyst, in
Catalysis Science & Technology, 8(19), 5091-5097.
Bulut Safak, Siankevich Sviatlana, van Muyden Antoine P., Alexander Duncan T. L., Savoglidis Georgios, Zhang Jiaguang, Hatzimanikatis Vassily, Yan Ning, Dyson Paul J. (2018), Efficient cleavage of aryl ether C–O linkages by Rh–Ni and Ru–Ni nanoscale catalysts operating in water, in
Chemical Science, 9(25), 5530-5535.
VasilyevDmitry, ShirzadiErfan, RudnevAleander V., BroekmannPeter, DysonPaul (2018), Pyrazolium Ionic Liquid Co-catalysts for the Electroreduction of CO2, in
ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 5124-5128.
Perrin Florian G., Bobbink Felix D., Păunescu Emilia, Fei Zhaofu, Scopelliti Rosario, Laurenczy Gabor, Katsyuba Sergey, Dyson Paul J. (2018), Towards a frustrated Lewis pair-ionic liquid system, in
Inorganica Chimica Acta, 470, 270-274.
Zhang Yi, Fei Zhaofu, Gao Peng, Lee Yonghui, Tirani Farzaneh Fadaei, Scopelliti Rosario, Feng Yaqing, Dyson Paul J., Nazeeruddin Mohammad Khaja (2017), A Strategy to Produce High Efficiency, High Stability Perovskite Solar Cells Using Functionalized Ionic Liquid-Dopants, in
Advanced Materials, 29(36), 1702157-1702157.
Bobbink Felix D., Van Muyden Antoine P., Gopakumar Aswin, Fei Zhaofu, Dyson Paul J. (2017), Synthesis of Cross-linked Ionic Poly(styrenes) and their Application as Catalysts for the Synthesis of Carbonates from CO 2 and Epoxides, in
ChemPlusChem, 82(1), 144-151.
Chen Lu, Fink Cornel, Fei Zhaofu, Dyson Paul J., Laurenczy Gabor (2017), An efficient Pt nanoparticle–ionic liquid system for the hydrodeoxygenation of bio-derived phenols under mild conditions, in
Green Chemistry, 19(22), 5435-5441.
The aim of this project is to design ionic liquids that enhance catalytic processes employing renewable starting materials, e.g. carbon dioxide and biomass components. Homogeneous catalysts have been systematically refined over the years by modifying the ligands attached to the central metal ion and heterogeneous catalysts have been advanced by modifying their composition and surface structure. Considerably less attention, however, has been paid to enhancing catalytic processes by modifying the secondary (solvent) environment in which they operate. In this proposal we address this key, under-tapped area, where we could expect not only additive effects between catalysts and ionic liquids, but even synergistic enhancements in catalytic activities. The proposal is divided into three main subprojects which, in brief, comprise:Subproject 1. Frustrated Lewis pair-ionic liquids for hydrogen activation and in situ CO2 reduction. Here, we intend to initiate a new concept in the field of ionic liquids, in which the ionic liquid anion and cation comprise non-interacting Lewis acids and bases, respectively. It is envisaged that, like classical Frustrated Lewis pairs, the resulting ionic liquids will be able to cleave H2 and reduce CO2. These active ionic liquids will also be combined with various catalysts in order to determine if the solvent and catalyst operate cooperatively together.Subproject 2. The development of new ionic liquid co-catalysts for the electrochemical reduction of CO2. We intend to study the mechanism by which ionic liquids lower the overpotential in the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO and to design new ionic liquids that are more effective co-catalysts for this and other reactions, e.g. by exploring key hydrogen bonding and ?-? stacking interactions within the systems. Ways to modify the reduction product via manipulation of the ionic liquid will also be explored, for example, by modifying porphyrins with imidazolium groups, with the goal of controlling the formation of new C-C bonds.Subproject 3. A high-throughput approach for the discovery of ionic liquid mixtures for synergetic catalytic CO2 reduction and biomass transformations. It has been shown that mixtures of ionic liquids can enhance catalytic reactions. Consequently, large numbers of experiments need to be performed to determine the best mixture in the optimum ratio for a given reaction. High-throughput multiwall-plate reactors combined with numerical models, together with structural and mechanistic studies, will be used to discover ideal ionic liquid mixtures for reactions employing CO2 or biomass-derived starting materials.