Electronic Ni–N interaction enhanced reductive amination on an N-doped porous carbon supported Ni catalyst
Wenjing Song, Yujie Wan, Yuefeng Li, Xin Luo, Weiping Fang, Quanxing Zheng, Pengfei Ma, Jianping Zhang, Weikun Lai
Abstract
Reductive amination on Ni/N-doped porous carbon catalyst was enhanced by the formation of Ni–N x sites and the electronic interaction of N and Ni species, which promoted the reductive amination of CO bonds and reduced the activation energy.
Topics & Concepts
Reductive aminationCatalysisAminationCarbon fibersPorosityChemistryDopingMaterials scienceChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryComposite numberComposite materialEngineeringOptoelectronicsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science