Highly selective electroreduction of N<sub>2</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub> to urea over artificial frustrated Lewis pairs
Menglei Yuan, Junwu Chen, Yong Xu, Rongji Liu, Tongkun Zhao, Jingxian Zhang, Zhongyu Ren, Zhanjun Liu, Carsten Streb, Hongyan He, Chao Yang, Suojiang Zhang, Guangjin Zhang
Abstract
Precisely fabricated frustrated Lewis pairs in the Ni 3 (BO 3 ) 2 nanocrystal achieve integration of the active sites and effective electrocatalytic C–N bond coupling to synthesize urea.
Topics & Concepts
UreaNanocrystalFrustrated Lewis pairLewis acids and basesCoupling (piping)ChemistryInorganic chemistryMaterials scienceCatalysisCrystallographyNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryMetallurgyAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistryCovalent Organic Framework Applications