Issue 45, 2018

Cobalt-based nanoparticles prepared from MOF–carbon templates as efficient hydrogenation catalysts

Abstract

The development of efficient and selective nanostructured catalysts for industrially relevant hydrogenation reactions continues to be an actual goal of chemical research. In particular, the hydrogenation of nitriles and nitroarenes is of importance for the production of primary amines, which constitute essential feedstocks and key intermediates for advanced chemicals, life science molecules and materials. Herein, we report the preparation of graphene shell encapsulated Co3O4- and Co-nanoparticles supported on carbon by the template synthesis of cobalt-terephthalic acid MOF on carbon and subsequent pyrolysis. The resulting nanoparticles create stable and reusable catalysts for selective hydrogenation of functionalized and structurally diverse aromatic, heterocyclic and aliphatic nitriles, and as well as nitro compounds to primary amines (>65 examples). The synthetic and practical utility of this novel non-noble metal-based hydrogenation protocol is demonstrated by upscaling several reactions to multigram-scale and recycling of the catalyst.

Graphical abstract: Cobalt-based nanoparticles prepared from MOF–carbon templates as efficient hydrogenation catalysts

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
26 Jun 2018
Accepted
08 Sep 2018
First published
20 Sep 2018
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Chem. Sci., 2018,9, 8553-8560

Cobalt-based nanoparticles prepared from MOF–carbon templates as efficient hydrogenation catalysts

K. Murugesan, T. Senthamarai, M. Sohail, A. S. Alshammari, M. Pohl, M. Beller and R. V. Jagadeesh, Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 8553 DOI: 10.1039/C8SC02807A

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