Transition metal-like carbocatalyst

Metal-free catalysts can offer uniquely different activity and selectivity from transition metal-based counterparts. Here, the authors report metal-free nitrogen-assembly carbon with closely-placed nitrogen as active sites, achieving catalytic cleavage of strong bonds including H-H, C-O and C-H.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhicheng Luo, Renfeng Nie, Vy T. Nguyen, Abhranil Biswas, Ranjan K. Behera, Xun Wu, Takeshi Kobayashi, Aaron Sadow, Bin Wang, Wenyu Huang, Long Qi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17909-8