“…As solid catalysts, synergistic effects ascribed to the concomitant presence of two metals within nanosized aggregates, nanoclusters or nanoparticles, have been shown to unlock favourable, in some instances unique, catalytic performances in a broad range of conversion processes. [7][8][9][10] Pioneering work in this area by Sinfelt et al in alkane dehydrogenation and hydrogenolysis reactions 11,12 was followed by a surge of studies which demonstrated the potential of bimetallic catalysts in a wide array of reactions, from oxidation, [13][14][15] to hydrogenation, [16][17][18][19][20] reforming, 21 biomass conversion, 5 C-C coupling, 22 or acetoxylation catalysis. 23 The distinctive catalytic properties of bimetallics compared to their monometallic counterparts has been associated to factors such as differences in lattice strain and surface topology, intermetallic charge transfer phenomena, or atomic-scale surface dilution phenomena of one metal within a matrix of second metal (also referred to as single-atom alloys).…”