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Overview

Alexander Katz is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with a strong focus on Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry as principal subfields. Additional areas of study include Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work encompasses a range of topics related to catalysis and materials, including:

  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Alexander Katz include Le Xu, Stacey I. Zones, Alexander Okrut, Nicolás A. Grosso-Giordano, and Bruce C. Gates. These collaborations have contributed to a multidisciplinary approach toward advancing catalytic materials and their applications.

Alexander Katz has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most common publication outlets are:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon and the related elements

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Supported Metal Pair-Site Catalysts," 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • "Interconversion of Atomically Dispersed Platinum Cations and Platinum Clusters in Zeolite ZSM-5 and Formation of Platinum gem-Dicarbonyls," 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "A Stable Silanol Triad in the Zeolite Catalyst SSZ-70," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Nested Metal Catalysts: Metal Atoms and Clusters Stabilized by Confinement with Accessibility on Supports," 2023, Precision Chemistry
  • "Cs-RHO Goes from Worst to Best as Water Enhances Equilibrium CO2 Adsorption via Phase Change," 2021, Langmuir

Best Publications

  • Bipyridine: the most widely used ligand. A review of molecules comprising at least two 2,2'-bipyridine units.

    Christian Kaes;and Alexander Katz;Mir Wais Hosseini

  • Molecular imprinting of bulk, microporous silica

    Alexander Katz;Mark E. Davis

  • Acid−Base Bifunctional and Dielectric Outer-Sphere Effects in Heterogeneous Catalysis: A Comparative Investigation of Model Primary Amine Catalysts

    John D. Bass;Andrew Solovyov;and Andrew J. Pascall;Alexander Katz

  • Atomically dispersed supported metal catalysts: perspectives and suggestions for future research

    Bruce C. Gates;Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos;David A. Dixon;Alexander Katz

  • Enhancing Heterogeneous Catalysis through Cooperative Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Interfaces

    Justin M. Notestein;Alexander Katz

  • Investigations into the Mechanisms of Molecular Recognition with Imprinted Polymers

    Alexander Katz;Mark E. Davis

  • The Effect of Outer‐Sphere Acidity on Chemical Reactivity in a Synthetic Heterogeneous Base Catalyst

    John D. Bass;Sandra L. Anderson;Alexander Katz

  • Thermolytic Synthesis of Imprinted Amines in Bulk Silica

    John D. Bass;Alexander Katz

  • Grafted Metallocalixarenes as Single-Site Surface Organometallic Catalysts

    Justin M. Notestein;Enrique Iglesia;Alexander Katz

  • A bioinspired approach for controlling accessibility in calix[4]arene-bound metal cluster catalysts

    Namal de Silva;Jeong-Myeong Ha;Jeong-Myeong Ha;Andrew Solovyov;Michael M. Nigra

  • Delamination of layered zeolite precursors under mild conditions: synthesis of UCB-1 via fluoride/chloride anion-promoted exfoliation.

    Isao Ogino;Michael M. Nigra;Son-Jong Hwang;Jeong-Myeong Ha

  • The First Single-Step Immobilization of a Calix-[4]-arene onto the Surface of Silica

    Alexander Katz;Patrick Da Costa;and Angus Chun Pong Lam;Justin M. Notestein

  • Selective Metal–Organic Framework Catalysis of Glucose to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Using Phosphate-Modified NU-1000

    Mizuho Yabushita;Mizuho Yabushita;Peng Li;Timur Islamoglu;Hirokazu Kobayashi

  • Bifunctional Surface Imprinting of Silica: Thermolytic Synthesis and Characterization of Discrete Thiol−Amine Functional Group Pairs

    John D. Bass;Alexander Katz

  • Single-Step Delamination of a MWW Borosilicate Layered Zeolite Precursor under Mild Conditions without Surfactant and Sonication

    Xiaoying Ouyang;Son-Jong Hwang;Ron C. Runnebaum;Dan Xie

  • Glucan adsorption on mesoporous carbon nanoparticles: effect of chain length and internal surface.

    Po-Wen Chung;Alexandre Charmot;Oz M Gazit;Alexander Katz

  • Identification of site requirements for reduction of 4-nitrophenol using gold nanoparticle catalysts

    Michael M. Nigra;Jeong-Myeong Ha;Alexander Katz

  • Structural Assessment and Catalytic Consequences of the Oxygen Coordination Environment in Grafted Ti−Calixarenes

    Justin M. Notestein;Leandro R. Andrini;Vitaly I. Kalchenko;Felix G. Requejo

  • Weak‐Acid Sites Catalyze the Hydrolysis of Crystalline Cellulose to Glucose in Water: Importance of Post‐Synthetic Functionalization of the Carbon Surface

    Po-Wen Chung;Alexander Katz

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Accessible Metal Surfaces in Calixarene-Bound Gold Nanoparticles

    Jeong-Myeong Ha;Andrew Solovyov;Alexander Katz

Frequent Co-Authors

Son-Jong Hwang
Son-Jong Hwang California Institute of Technology
Bruce C. Gates
Bruce C. Gates University of California, Davis
Stacey I. Zones
Stacey I. Zones Chevron (United States)
Enrique Iglesia
Enrique Iglesia University of California, Berkeley
Omar K. Farha
Omar K. Farha Northwestern University
Clayton J. Radke
Clayton J. Radke University of California, Berkeley
David A. Dixon
David A. Dixon University of Alabama
Atsushi Fukuoka
Atsushi Fukuoka Hokkaido University
Jeong-Myeong Ha
Jeong-Myeong Ha Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Peng Li
Peng Li Fudan University

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