Carbocatalysis by graphene-based materials

[EN] Carbon materials derived from biomass are considered paradigmatic examples of sustainability.6,7 Other factors besides sustainability that may also favor carbon-based versus inorganic materials as catalysts are economic considerations, since the price of some precious metals is considerably higher than the feedstock carbon materials. For these reasons, there is much interest in developing metal-free catalysts; carbocatalysis is one of the most important examples of this tendency to reduce the dependency on metalsFinancial support by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO, Severo Ochoa program, CTQ 2012-32315 and CTQ2010-18671) and Generalitat Valenciana (GV/2013/040) is gratefully acknowledged. A.D.M. thanks University Grants Commission, New Delhi for the award of Assistant Professorship under its Faculty Recharge Programme.Navalón Oltra, S.; Dhakshinamoorthy, A.; Alvaro Rodríguez, MM.; García Gómez, H. (2014). Carbocatalysis by graphene-based materials. Chemical Reviews. 114(12):6179-6212. https://doi.org/10.1021/cr4007347S617962121141