Oxygen surface groups of activated carbon steer the chemoselective hydrogenation of substituted nitroarenes over nickel nanoparticles

Yujing Ren, Haisheng Wei, Guangzhao Yin, Leilei Zhang, Aiqin Wang, Tao Zhang

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Abstract

Oxygen surface groups of activated carbon, produced by nitric acid treatment, are not only able to prevent Ni particles from sintering but are also able to preferentially interact with the nitro group of substituted nitroarenes. The resulting Ni/ACOX catalyst is highly active and chemoselective for hydrogenation of nitroarenes to produce functionalized anilines and oximes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1969-1972
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume53
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

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