Anisotropic Janus Catalysts for Spatially Controlled Chemical Reactions

Abstract

catalyst toriously ay may catalytic ompartcolloidal building blocks. [ 1–6 ] In the last decade, sev entifi c advances led to the preparation of a diverse anisotropic particles including particles with differen patchy particles, and compartmentalized particles emerging bulk of research has been focused on the tion of multicompartmentalized polymer microand n ticles. [ 6–11 ] Compared to particles with anisotropic dis of surface patches, multicompartmentalized partic have several additional properties, such as anisotrop dation or spatially controlled swelling/deswelling w same particle. [ 6–8 , 12 , 13 ] Some of the potentially most p applications may involve anisotropic catalysts that ca spatially separated chemical reactions. [ 12 ] As desc Crossley et al., Janus catalysts could control chemi tions at the interface of oil and water, which enhances activity relative to homogenous catalysts, while fa simple catalyst recovery. [ 12 ] Anisotropic catalyst parti