Unprecedentedly high activity and selectivity for hydrogenation of nitroarenes with single atomic Co1-N3P1 sites

Abstract

Modulating the atomic coordination structure has emerged as a promising strategy to further improve catalytic performance. Here, the authors report an atomic Co1/NPC catalyst with unsymmetrical single Co1N3P1 sites that displays high activity and chemoselectivity for hydrogenation of functionalized nitroarenes.