Nature Communications (Jan 2019)

Few layer 2D pnictogens catalyze the alkylation of soft nucleophiles with esters

  • Vicent Lloret,
  • Miguel Ángel Rivero-Crespo,
  • José Alejandro Vidal-Moya,
  • Stefan Wild,
  • Antonio Doménech-Carbó,
  • Bettina S. J. Heller,
  • Sunghwan Shin,
  • Hans-Peter Steinrück,
  • Florian Maier,
  • Frank Hauke,
  • Maria Varela,
  • Andreas Hirsch,
  • Antonio Leyva-Pérez,
  • Gonzalo Abellán

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08063-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Group 15 elements in zero oxidation state, also called pnictogens, are rarely used in catalysis due to the difficulties in preparation. Here, the authors report on the synthesis of highly exfoliated, few layer 2D phosphorene and antimonene in zero oxidation state, and their use as efficient catalysts for the alkylation of nucleophiles with esters.