Regulating electron configuration of single Cu sites via unsaturated N,O-coordination for selective oxidation of benzene

Abstract

Developing highly efficient catalysts for selective oxidation of benzene to phenol with low H2O2 consumption remains challenging. Here the authors report a highly active and selective non-noble metal catalyst for selective oxidation of benzene to phenol with low H2O2 addition via regulating the electron configuration of single-atom Cu catalyst.