Enum: CatalystTypeEnum

Types of catalysts

URI: valuesets:CatalystTypeEnum

Permissible Values

Value	Title	Meaning	Description	Activation	Examples	Function	Mechanism	Metal Free	Phase	Sites	Specificity	Type
HOMOGENEOUS			Catalyst in same phase as reactants		acid, base, metal complexes				same as reactants
HETEROGENEOUS			Catalyst in different phase from reactants		Pt/Pd on carbon, zeolites				different from reactants
ENZYME	cofactor	CHEBI:23357	Biological catalyst								high	protein
ORGANOCATALYST			Small organic molecule catalyst		proline, thiourea			true
PHOTOCATALYST			Light-activated catalyst	light	TiO2, Ru complexes
PHASE_TRANSFER			Catalyst facilitating reaction between phases			transfers reactant between phases
ACID			Acid catalyst				proton donation
BASE			Base catalyst				proton abstraction
METAL			Metal catalyst		Pd, Pt, Ni, Ru
BIFUNCTIONAL			Catalyst with two active sites							multiple

Slots

Name	Description
catalyst_type	Types of catalysts

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: CatalystTypeEnum
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Types of catalysts
title: Catalyst Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  HOMOGENEOUS:
    text: HOMOGENEOUS
    description: Catalyst in same phase as reactants
    annotations:
      phase:
        tag: phase
        value: same as reactants
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: acid, base, metal complexes
  HETEROGENEOUS:
    text: HETEROGENEOUS
    description: Catalyst in different phase from reactants
    annotations:
      phase:
        tag: phase
        value: different from reactants
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: Pt/Pd on carbon, zeolites
  ENZYME:
    text: ENZYME
    description: Biological catalyst
    meaning: CHEBI:23357
    annotations:
      type:
        tag: type
        value: protein
      specificity:
        tag: specificity
        value: high
    title: cofactor
  ORGANOCATALYST:
    text: ORGANOCATALYST
    description: Small organic molecule catalyst
    annotations:
      metal_free:
        tag: metal_free
        value: 'true'
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: proline, thiourea
  PHOTOCATALYST:
    text: PHOTOCATALYST
    description: Light-activated catalyst
    annotations:
      activation:
        tag: activation
        value: light
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: TiO2, Ru complexes
  PHASE_TRANSFER:
    text: PHASE_TRANSFER
    description: Catalyst facilitating reaction between phases
    annotations:
      function:
        tag: function
        value: transfers reactant between phases
  ACID:
    text: ACID
    description: Acid catalyst
    annotations:
      mechanism:
        tag: mechanism
        value: proton donation
  BASE:
    text: BASE
    description: Base catalyst
    annotations:
      mechanism:
        tag: mechanism
        value: proton abstraction
  METAL:
    text: METAL
    description: Metal catalyst
    annotations:
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: Pd, Pt, Ni, Ru
  BIFUNCTIONAL:
    text: BIFUNCTIONAL
    description: Catalyst with two active sites
    annotations:
      sites:
        tag: sites
        value: multiple