Exclusive catalytic hydrogenation of nitrobenzene toward <i>p</i> -aminophenol over atomically precise Au <sub>36</sub> (SR) <sub>24</sub> clusters
Jinzhi Lu, Kun Tang, Guodong Qi, Chao Juan, Jun Xu, Zhen‐Feng Cai, Dan Li, Xiao Cai, Xu Liu, Mingyang Chen, Weiping Ding, Yan Zhu
Abstract
Atomically precise Au 36 (SR) 24 clusters can provide a unique reaction pathway for nitrobenzene hydrogenation navigated over a cluster catalyst, thereby achieving an exclusive selectivity for p -aminophenol.
Topics & Concepts
NitrobenzeneCatalysisCluster (spacecraft)SelectivityCatalytic hydrogenationChemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryComputer scienceProgramming languageNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis