The mechanism of methanol coupling to methyl formate over single-crystal gold catalysts has been firmly established but barely reconciled with experiments performed under practical conditions. Now, a method to close this gap has been reported, which enables the prediction of the reaction´s selectivity for a broad range of experimental conditions.
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Getman, R.B. Of model-based pragmatism. Nat Catal 1, 818–819 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-018-0177-3
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