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Inorganic Chemistry in Asia, 2nd Edition

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 419

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Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the second edition of the Special Issue "Inorganic Chemistry in Asia" of Molecules.

Following the success of the first edition, this Special Issue will also present a high-quality collection of work from scientists in Asian countries, as well as contributions from other countries concerning the advances in inorganic chemistry in Asia (both original research articles and comprehensive review papers are welcome).

This Special Issue will discuss new knowledge or cutting-edge developments in the broadly defined inorganic chemistry research field, including coordination chemistry, organometallic chemistry, solid-state chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, nuclear- and radiochemistry, analytical chemistry, etc. This Special Issue is a forum for the exchange of research findings and innovative ideas in the field.

Dr. Takashiro Akitsu
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • inorganic chemistry
  • coordination chemistry
  • organometallic chemistry
  • solid-state chemistry
  • bioinorganic chemistry
  • nuclear- and radiochemistry
  • theoretical calculation

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Investigation of the Adsorption and Reactions of Methyl Radicals on Transition Metal (M = Co, Ni, Pd, Pt) (111) Surfaces in Aqueous Suspensions
by Pankaj Kumar, Dan Meyerstein, Amir Mizrahi and Haya Kornweitz
Molecules 2025, 30(15), 3065; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30153065 - 22 Jul 2025
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The DFT method was used to evaluate the adsorption of methyl radicals and the evolution of ethane on the M(111) (M = Co, Ni, Pd, Pt) surfaces, eight metal atoms, in aqueous medium. A maximum of five and four radicals can be adsorbed [...] Read more.
The DFT method was used to evaluate the adsorption of methyl radicals and the evolution of ethane on the M(111) (M = Co, Ni, Pd, Pt) surfaces, eight metal atoms, in aqueous medium. A maximum of five and four radicals can be adsorbed on Co(111) and Ni(111), respectively, and six on Pd(111) and Pt(111) (top site). The ethane evolution occurs via the Langmuir–Hinshelwood (LH) or Eley–Rideal (ER) mechanisms. The production of ethane through the interaction of two adsorbed radicals is thermodynamically feasible for high coverage ratios on the four surfaces; however, kinetically, it is feasible at room temperature only on Co(111) at a coverage of (5/5) and on Pd(111) at a coverage ratio of 4/6, 5/6, and 6/6. Ethane production occurs via the ER mechanism: a collision with solvated methyl radical produces either C2H6 or CH2+CH4(aq). On Pd(111) the product is only C2H6, on Pt(111), both products (C2H6 or CH2) are plausible, and on Co(111) and Ni(111), only CH2+CH4(aq) is produced. Further reactions of CH2 with CH2 or CH3 to give C2H4 or C2H5 are thermodynamically plausible only on Pt(111); however, they are very slow due to high energy barriers, 1.48 and 1.36 eV, respectively. Full article
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