Alloying promotion of Pd-based metallenes in electrocatalytic hydrogenation of functionalized nitroarenes
Wenbiao Zhang, Wanling Zhang, Jingwen Tan, Di Pan, Yi Tang, Qingsheng Gao
Abstract
Pd–M (M = Cr, Mo, and W) metallenes are for the first time introduced as efficient electrocatalysts for the ECH of nitroarenes, in which the alloying promotion can be intrinsically ascribed to the boosted chemisorption/activation of a nitro group.
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ChemisorptionNitroPromotion (chess)Materials scienceCatalysisChemistryOrganic chemistryPolitical scienceAlkylLawPoliticsNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion