Enhancing reductive C–N coupling of nitrocompounds through interfacial engineering of MoO2 in thin carbon layers

Mengting Liu; Xuexue Dong; Xiu Zhong; Zhenxiao Wang; Juanjuan Gong; Heng Song; Chao Yu; Aihua Yuan; Fu Yang; Edison Huixiang Ang

doi:10.1039/D3CC03757F

Enhancing reductive C–N coupling of nitrocompounds through interfacial engineering of MoO₂ in thin carbon layers†

Mengting Liu,‡^a Xuexue Dong,‡^a Xiu Zhong,^a Zhenxiao Wang,^a Juanjuan Gong,^a Heng Song,

^a Chao Yu,^a Aihua Yuan,

^a Fu Yang

*^a and Edison Huixiang Ang

*^b

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^a School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhejiang 212003, China
E-mail: fuyang@just.edu.cn

^b Natural Sciences and Science Education, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637616, Singapore
E-mail: edison.ang@nie.edu.sg

Abstract

In this study, we developed an approach by coating silica nanospheres with polydopamine and metal precursor, followed by carbonization to create interfacial engineered MoO₂. The presence of numerous crystal interfaces and metal–carbon interactions resulted in a remarkable enhancement of C–N coupling activity and stability of catalyst compared to one obtained by air calcination.

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Enhancing reductive C–N coupling of nitrocompounds through interfacial engineering of MoO₂ in thin carbon layers†

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