Unprecedentedly high activity and selectivity for hydrogenation of nitroarenes with single atomic Co1-N3P1 sites

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 723 - 9
• Main Authors: Jin, Hongqiang, Li, Peipei, Cui, Peixin, Shi, Jinan, Zhou, Wu, Yu, Xiaohu, Song, Weiguo, Cao, Changyan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 07.02.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/301/357/537; 639/638/77/884; 639/638/77/887; Atomic structure; Catalysts; Chemical synthesis; Coordination; Density functional theory; Displays; Electron density; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hydrogenation; Isotope effect; multidisciplinary; Nitrobenzene; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Selectivity; Single atom catalysts; Transition metals

Transition metal single atom catalysts (SACs) with M 1 -N x coordination configuration have shown outstanding activity and selectivity for hydrogenation of nitroarenes. Modulating the atomic coordination structure has emerged as a promising strategy to further improve the catalytic performance. Here...