Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 18, 2025
Electrocatalytic
nitrate
reduction
to
hydroxylamine
(ENRH)
provides
a
sustainable
strategy
for
NH2OH
synthesis
under
ambient
conditions.
At
present,
active
hydrogen
(*H)
derived
from
water
dissociation
has
been
widely
used
as
H-source
hydrogenation,
bringing
big
challenge
ENRH.
On
the
one
hand,
insufficient
*H
would
lead
accumulation
of
nitrite.
other
sufficient
with
high
ability
induce
over-hydrogenation
ammonia.
To
overcome
this
challenge,
herein,
we
propose
utilize
lattice
(Hlat)
an
appropriate
We
design
and
construct
Cu-MnO2Hx
electrocatalyst,
in
which
Cu-triggered
Jahn-Teller
distortion
[MnO6]
octahedron
significantly
increases
number
Hlat.
The
Faradaic
efficiency
yield
are
91.1%
396.6
mmol
gcat.-1
h-1
over
Cu-MnO2Hx,
outperforming
most
reported
catalysts.
combined
results
isotopic
tracking
experiments
theoretical
calculations
prove
enrichment
buffer
functions
Hlat,
can
provide
abundant
nitrate's
selective
hydroxylamine.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 10, 2025
The
electrocatalytic
utilization
of
oxidized
nitrogen
waste
for
C-N
coupling
chemistry
is
an
exciting
research
area
with
great
potential
to
be
adopted
as
a
sustainable
method
generation
organonitrogen
molecules.
most
widely
used
reaction
reductive
amination.
In
this
work,
we
develop
alternative
electrochemical
amination
that
can
proceed
in
neutral
aqueous
electrolyte
nitrite
the
nitrogenous
reactant
and
via
oxime
intermediate.
We
selection
criterion
reduction
electrocatalysts
suited
electrosynthesis
and,
doing
so,
find
Pd
highly
efficient
catalyst
reaction,
reaching
Faradaic
efficiency
82%
at
-0.21
V
vs
reversible
hydrogen
electrode.
aliphatic
or
aromatic
structure
carbonyl
impacts
efficacy
catalyst,
substrates
leading
suppressed
formation
detrimental
alcohol.
developed
Pb/PbO
electrocatalyst
selectively
performs
electrolyte.
With
acetone
model
substrate,
demonstrate
one-pot,
two-step
conversion
isopropyl
amine
85%
yield
50%
global
efficiency.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 21, 2025
Abstract
Oximes
are
important
intermediates
for
various
chemicals
synthesis
such
as
pharmaceuticals,
among
which
one
vital
precursor
producing
neurological
disease,
antimicrobial
and
anticancer
agents
is
piperidone
oxime
(PDO).
Compared
with
conventional
thermocatalytic
method,
it's
more
attractive
to
synthesize
PDO
via
green
electrocatalytic
technology
especially
utilizing
waste
nitrogen
oxides
gas
source.
However,
there
great
challenges
in
catalyst
design
high‐efficiency
electrosynthetic
due
the
low
electron
transport
rate
multiple
competing
reactions.
Herein,
we
propose
an
interfacial
coordination
strategy
based
on
metal–organic
frameworks
(MOF)
electrocatalyst
first
time
promote
electrosynthesis,
by
building
Zn−O
bridges
between
graphite
felt
(GF)
zeolitic
imidazolate
framework
(ZIF‐7/CGF).
Specially,
ZIF‐7/CGF
delivers
a
Faraday
efficiency
(FE)
of
75.9
%
yield
up
73.1
1‐methyl‐4‐piperidone
oxime,
far
superior
without
(a
FE
10.7
10.3
%).
In‐depth
mechanism
study
shows
that
introducing
can
transfer
induce
Zn
sites
transforming
into
distorted
tetrahedron
(Zn‐N
3
O)
mode,
benefits
adsorption
conversion.
The
developed
presents
wide
universalities
towards
oximes
electrosynthesis
adapts
other
MOF
materials
(ZIF‐8,
ZIF‐4).
This
work
provides
new
insights
organic
upgrading
cycle
through
rational
surficial
coordinated
electrocatalysts.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
147(2), С. 2206 - 2215
Опубликована: Янв. 7, 2025
The
performance
of
nanomaterials
is
significantly
determined
by
the
interfacial
microenvironment,
in
which
a
surfactant
plays
an
essential
role
as
adsorbent,
but
its
involvement
reaction
often
overlooked.
Here,
it
was
discovered
that
citrate
and
ascorbic
acid,
two
primarily
used
surfactants
for
colloidal
gold
nanoparticles
(Au
NPs),
can
spontaneously
undergo
catalytic
with
trace-level
nitrogenous
residue
under
ambient
environment
to
form
oxime,
subsequently
cleaved
generate
CN-
or
compound
containing
-CN
group.
Such
shows
wide
universality
both
reactants,
including
various
carbonaceous
sources,
metal
catalysts,
Au,
Ag,
Fe,
Cu,
Ni,
Pt,
Pd
NPs.
Furthermore,
removal
this
reaction,
adsorbed
CO
diverse
adsorption
configurations
observed
via
surface-enhanced
Raman
spectroscopy
conditions
without
applied
potential.
Our
work
highlights
non-negligible
significance
microenvironments
provides
crucial
insights
into
fundamental
understanding
chemical
reactions.
Angewandte Chemie,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 21, 2025
Abstract
Oximes
are
important
intermediates
for
various
chemicals
synthesis
such
as
pharmaceuticals,
among
which
one
vital
precursor
producing
neurological
disease,
antimicrobial
and
anticancer
agents
is
piperidone
oxime
(PDO).
Compared
with
conventional
thermocatalytic
method,
it's
more
attractive
to
synthesize
PDO
via
green
electrocatalytic
technology
especially
utilizing
waste
nitrogen
oxides
gas
source.
However,
there
great
challenges
in
catalyst
design
high‐efficiency
electrosynthetic
due
the
low
electron
transport
rate
multiple
competing
reactions.
Herein,
we
propose
an
interfacial
coordination
strategy
based
on
metal–organic
frameworks
(MOF)
electrocatalyst
first
time
promote
electrosynthesis,
by
building
Zn−O
bridges
between
graphite
felt
(GF)
zeolitic
imidazolate
framework
(ZIF‐7/CGF).
Specially,
ZIF‐7/CGF
delivers
a
Faraday
efficiency
(FE)
of
75.9
%
yield
up
73.1
1‐methyl‐4‐piperidone
oxime,
far
superior
without
(a
FE
10.7
10.3
%).
In‐depth
mechanism
study
shows
that
introducing
can
transfer
induce
Zn
sites
transforming
into
distorted
tetrahedron
(Zn‐N
3
O)
mode,
benefits
adsorption
conversion.
The
developed
presents
wide
universalities
towards
oximes
electrosynthesis
adapts
other
MOF
materials
(ZIF‐8,
ZIF‐4).
This
work
provides
new
insights
organic
upgrading
cycle
through
rational
surficial
coordinated
electrocatalysts.
Research Square (Research Square),
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 26, 2025
Abstract
The
electrocatalytic
synthesis
of
cyclohexanone
oxime
from
NO
and
with
high
Faradaic
efficiency
at
ampere-level
current
density
is
highly
desirable
but
challenging.
Here,
theoretical
calculations
reveal
that
coverage
on
the
Ag
catalyst
plays
a
critical
role
in
electrosynthesis.
We
then
adjust
local
concentration
experimentally
by
tuning
reaction
rate.
find
low
benefits
NH3
formation,
whereas
delivers
N-2
(N2O
N2)
products.
A
mechanistic
study
indicates
increasing
coverage,
active
sites
transfer
bridge
step
to
hollow
terrace
sites,
which
results
weaker
adsorption
O*
species,
leading
stable
existence
NH2OH*
intermediate
rather
than
decomposing
form
NH₃.
However,
N‒N
coupling
also
easily
occurs
coverage.
This
understanding
further
inspires
us
develop
doping
strategy
break
equivalent
surface
can
inhibit
NO–NO
thus
realize
density.
Ru-doped
developed,
realizing
86%
1.0
cm−
2,
far
exceeding
reported
performance.
The
electrocatalytic
nitrate
reduction
to
hydroxylamine
(NH2OH)
is
a
challenging
catalytic
process
that
has
gained
significant
attention.
However,
its
performance
hindered
by
the
low
selectivity
of
electrocatalysts.
Here,
intermetallic
PtSn
nanosheets
with
p–d
orbital
hybridization
have
been
synthesized,
which
significantly
enhances
NH2OH.
Faradaic
efficiency
NH2OH
reaches
maximum
82.83
±
1.55%
at
−0.10
V
versus
reversible
hydrogen
electrode
(vs
RHE),
and
yield
achieves
6.15
0.32
mmol
h–1
mgcat–1
−0.25
vs
RHE.
Mechanistic
studies
reveal
between
p-block
Sn
d-block
Pt
effectively
adsorption
desorption
boost
electrochemical
synthesis.
Given
their
excellent
in
synthesis
NH2OH,
are
utilized
as
cathode
an
alkaline-acid
hybrid
Zn–NO3–
battery
facilitate
production
achieving
FE
80.42%.
ABSTRACT
Cu‐based
nanomaterials
have
demonstrated
great
potential
for
catalyzing
the
electrosynthesis
of
oxime
compounds,
a
type
organonitrogen
molecule
that
finds
versatile
applications
in
pharmaceutical
industry,
medicine
production,
chemical
feedstocks,
and
other
fields.
This
review
first
explains
significance
compounds
compares
conventional
synthetic
approach
with
emerging
electrochemical
method.
Then,
including
compounds/composites,
bimetallic
alloys,
high
entropy
single‐atom
catalysts
are
described
some
explicit
examples
to
elucidate
structure‐performance
relationship
clearly.
Finally,
current
challenges
future
perspectives
this
rapidly
developing
evolving
field
analyzed
critical
thoughts.
is
anticipated
stimulate
more
research
efforts
be
dedicated
fast‐growing
yet
quite
promising
field.