Nanoparticles and single atoms of cobalt synergistically enabled low-temperature reductive amination of carbonyl compounds
Bingxiao Zheng, Jiao Xu, Jinliang Song, Haihong Wu, Xuelei Mei, Kaili Zhang, Wanying Han, Wei Wu, Mingyuan He, Buxing Han
Abstract
An earth-abundant Co-based catalyst, Co@C–N(800), could efficiently catalyze the reductive amination of carbonyl compounds into primary amines at 35 °C owing to the synergistic effect of Co nanoparticles and atomically dispersed Co–N x sites.
Topics & Concepts
Reductive aminationCatalysisAminationPyrolysisCobaltChemistryNanoparticleRhodiumPrimary (astronomy)MetalNoble metalCombinatorial chemistryGrapheneReducing agentOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceNanotechnologyAstronomyPhysicsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis