Stand for selectivity! I
n their Commu
nicatio
n o
n nie.201610552" rel="references:https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201610552">page 1775 ff., J. Pérez-Ramírez et al. show the outsta
ndi
ng selectivity of liga
nd-modified Pd
na
noparticles for direct H
2O
2 sy
nthesis. The hybrid
na
nostructure makes possible the vertical adsorptio
n of the OOH i
ntermediate o
n the surface, preve
nti
ng u
ndesired dissociatio
n a
nd over-hydroge
natio
n paths. The co
nfiguratio
n is stabilized by electrostatic i
nteractio
ns with the liga
nd, as illustrated by the threads holdi
ng the Pi
nocchio mario
nette.