Photochemically Engineering the Metal–Semiconductor Interface for Room‐Temperature Transfer Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes with Formic Acid |
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| Authors: | Dr Xin‐Hao Li Yi‐Yu Cai Ling‐Hong Gong Dr Wei Fu Dr Kai‐Xue Wang Dr Hong‐Liang Bao Dr Xiao Wei Dr Jie‐Sheng Chen |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240 (China);2. Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facilities, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204 (China) |
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| Abstract: | A mild photochemical approach was applied to construct highly coupled metal–semiconductor dyads, which were found to efficiently facilitate the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene. Aniline was produced in excellent yield (>99 %, TOF: 1183) using formic acid as hydrogen source and water as solvent at room temperature. This general and green catalytic process is applicable to a wide range of nitroarenes without the involvement of high‐pressure gases or sacrificial additives. |
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| Keywords: | formic acid heterogeneous catalysis hydrogenation interfaces sustainable chemistry |
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