TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Catalyst: The catalytic metal is a noble metal, preferably platinum). The transition metal is iron, cobalt, chromium or nickel. The support is porous carbon support.Preferred Process: The catalytic metal is dispersed onto the support prior to adsorption of the transition metal onto the support. Step (d) occurs during and is concurrent with step (c). Step (a) is carried out after steps (b) and (c). Step (b) involves adsorbing microcycles of at least two different transition metals onto the support. Step (c) is carried out at 600-800degreesC in an inert atmosphere for at least two hours to pyrolyze (at least partially) the macrocycle so that the transition metal is anchored to the support. Step (a) involves contacting the support with a catalytic metal (preferably platinum oxide and/or hexachloroplatinic acid); and reducing the compound to deposit catalytic metal particles onto the support. Step (d) involves heating the support to a temperature, which is less than the bulk melting point of the catalytic metal or the transition metal. The catalytic metal is alloyed with the bound transition metal in the form of alloy particles having a size of 3-10 nm.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Catalyst: The transition metal macrocycle is phthalocyanine.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Catalyst: The catalytic metal is a noble metal, preferably platinum). The transition metal is iron, cobalt, chromium or nickel. The support is porous carbon support.Preferred Process: The catalytic metal is dispersed onto the support prior to adsorption of the transition metal onto the support. Step (d) occurs during and is concurrent with step (c). Step (a) is carried out after steps (b) and (c). Step (b) involves adsorbing microcycles of at least two different transition metals onto the support. Step (c) is carried out at 600-800degreesC in an inert atmosphere for at least two hours to pyrolyze (at least partially) the macrocycle so that the transition metal is anchored to the support. Step (a) involves contacting the support with a catalytic metal (preferably platinum oxide and/or hexachloroplatinic acid); and reducing the compound to deposit catalytic metal particles onto the support. Step (d) involves heating the support to a temperature, which is less than the bulk melting point of the catalytic metal or the transition metal. The catalytic metal is alloyed with the bound transition metal in the form of alloy particles having a size of 3-10 nm.