Decoration of ruthenium nanoparticles on nitrogen and phosphorus-doped carbon as a robust catalyst for the reduction of nitroarenes

M. Dabiri*, A. M. Salmasi, N. Salarinejad, S. K. Movahed* (2023) Journal of Molecular Structure

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135609

Abstract

Ruthenium nanoparticles (NPs) were decorated on nitrogen and phosphorus-doped carbon derived from phosphorus zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (P-ZIFs) via a facile in-situ doping-carbonization method. As-synthesized nanostructures were used as a heterogeneous catalyst for the chemoselective reduction of aromatic nitro compounds to the corresponding amines under ambient conditions. In contrast, P-ZIF-8 and P-ZIF-67-derived catalysts showed poor activity, while P-BMZIF-derived catalyst demonstrated high catalytic activity. Also, it was found that phosphorus on carbon layers improved catalytic efficiency when added to the carbon layers