Key Structural Factors of Group 5 Metal Oxide Clusters for Base Catalytic Application

Shun Hayashi is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Tokyo Metropolitan University. His work mainly involves catalytic chemistry and cluster science. He received his Bachelor, Master and PhD in Science from the University of Tokyo in 2014, 2016 and 2019, respectively. He was awarded a research fellowship for young scientists from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), and was supported by JSPS during his doctoral program.

1. General Introduction.- 2. Application of Group 5 Polyoxometalate as an Efficient Base Catalyst: a Case Study of [Nb10O28]6–.- 3. Effect of Counter Cation on the Base Catalytic Activity of [Nb10O28]6–.- 4. Lewis Base Catalytic Properties of [Nb10O28]6− for CO2 Fixation to Epoxide: Kinetic and Theoretical Studies.- 5. Superior Base Catalysis of Group 5 Hexametalates over Group 6 Hexametalates.- 6. Concluding Remarks.