| Autor: |
Li, Zhijun, Lu, Xiaowen, Guo, Cong, Ji, Siqi, Liu, Hongxue, Guo, Chunmin, Lu, Xue, Wang, Chao, Yan, Wensheng, Liu, Bingyu, Wu, Wei, Horton, J. Hugh, Xin, Shixuan, Wang, Yu |
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Nature Communications; 4/12/2024, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-11, 11p |
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The solvent-free selective hydrogenation of nitroaromatics to azoxy compounds is highly important, yet challenging. Herein, we report an efficient strategy to construct individually dispersed Co atoms decorated on niobium pentaoxide nanomeshes with unique geometric and electronic properties. The use of this supported Co single atom catalysts in the selective hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to azoxybenzene results in high catalytic activity and selectivity, with 99% selectivity and 99% conversion within 0.5 h. Remarkably, it delivers an exceptionally high turnover frequency of 40377 h–1, which is amongst similar state-of-the-art catalysts. In addition, it demonstrates remarkable recyclability, reaction scalability, and wide substrate scope. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the catalytic activity and selectivity are significantly promoted by the unique electronic properties and strong electronic metal-support interaction in Co1/Nb2O5. The absence of precious metals, toxic solvents, and reagents makes this catalyst more appealing for synthesizing azoxy compounds from nitroaromatics. Our findings suggest the great potential of this strategy to access single atom catalysts with boosted activity and selectivity, thus offering blueprints for the design of nanomaterials for organocatalysis. Single atom catalysts can endow exceptional activity and selectively. Here, the authors report a single atom Co catalyst and reveal the importance of geometric and electronic properties for synthesizing azoxy compounds under solvent-free conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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