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

Chem Commun (Camb). 2023 Oct 17;59(83):12443-12446. doi: 10.1039/d3cc03757f.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhejiang 212003, China. fuyang@just.edu.cn.
² Natural Sciences and Science Education, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637616, Singapore. edison.ang@nie.edu.sg.

PMID: 37779479
DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03757f

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.