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11) R. Bermejo-Deval, R. S. Assary, E. Nikolla, M. Moliner, Y. Román-Leshkov, S. J. Hwang, A. Palsdottir, D. Silverman, R. F. Lobo, L. A. Curtiss, and M. E. Davis
"Metalloenzyme-like catalyzed isomerizations of sugars by Lewis acid zeolites"
Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 109:9727-9732 (2012) [link|pdf]
10) Y. Román-Leshkov and M. E. Davis
"Activation of carbonyl-containing molecules with solid Lewis acids in aqueous media"
ACS Catal., 1:1566–1580 (2011). [link|pdf]
9) E. Nikolla, Y. Román-Leshkov, M. Moliner, and M. E. Davis
""One-pot" synthesis of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural from carbohydrates using Tin-Beta zeolite"
ACS Catal., 1:408-410 (2011) [link|pdf]
8) Y. Román-Leshkov, M. Moliner, and M. E. Davis
"Impact of controlling the site distribution of Al atoms on catalytic properties in ferrierite-type zeolites,"
J. Phys. Chem. C, 115:1096–1102 (2011) [link|pdf]
7) Y. Román-Leshkov, M. Moliner, J. A. Labinger, and M. E. Davis
"Mechanism of glucose isomerization using a solid Lewis acid catalyst in water"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 49:8954-8957 (2010) [link|pdf]
6) M. Moliner, Y. Román-Leshkov, and M. E. Davis
"Tin-containing zeolites are highly active catalysts for the isomerization of glucose in water"
Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 107:6164-6168 (2010) [link|pdf]
5) Y. Román-Leshkov, M. Moliner, and M. E. Davis
"Hybrid organic−inorganic solids that show shape selectivity"
Chem. Mat., 22:2646-2652 (2010) [link|pdf]
4) Y. Román-Leshkov and J. A Dumesic
"Solvent effects on fructose dehydration to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in biphasic systems saturated with inorganic salts"
Top. Catal., 52:297-303 (2009) [link|pdf]
3) Y. Román‐Leshkov, C. J. Barrett, Z. Y. Liu, and J. A. Dumesic
"Production of dimethylfuran for liquid fuels from biomass‐derived carbohydrates"
Nature, 447:982‐985 (2007) [link|pdf]
2) J. N. Chheda, Y. Román‐Leshkov, and J. A. Dumesic
"Production of 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural and furfural by dehydration of biomass‐derived mono‐and poly‐saccharides"
Green Chem., 9:342-350 (2007) [link|pdf]
1) Y. Román‐Leshkov, J. N. Chheda, and J. A. Dumesic
"Phase modifiers promote efficient production of hydroxymethylfurfural from fructose"