A 1-D coordination polymer route to catalytically active Co@C nanoparticles. Issue 45 (19th April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pariyar, Anand; Gopalakrishnan, Siddharth; Stansbery, Joseph; Patel, Rajankumar L.; Liang, Xinhua; Gerasimchuk, Nikolay; Choudhury, Amitava
• Is Part Of: RSC advances. Volume 6:Issue 45(2016)
• Page Start: 38533
• Page End: 38540
• Publication Date: 2016-04-19
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1039/c6ra04650a
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2046-2069

Abstract

Abstract : Pyrolysis of a 1-D polymeric cobalt(ii ) coordination complex ([Co(BDC)(Mim)2 ] n, H2 BDC = benzenedicarboxylic acid; Mim = N -methylimidazole) results in the formation of carbon embedded fcc cobalt nanoparticle composites, Co@C. Abstract : Pyrolysis of a 1-D polymeric cobalt(ii ) coordination complex ([Co(BDC)(Mim)2 ] n, H2 BDC = benzenedicarboxylic acid; Mim = N -methylimidazole) results in the formation of carbon embedded fcc cobalt nanoparticle composites, Co@C. The as-prepared Co@C shows an agglomerated secondary structure with a highly embedded carbon shell comprising of cobalt nanoparticles of 20–100 nm. These Co@C particles show excellent catalytic activity in the reduction of nitrophenol to aminophenol, studied as a model reaction, and evolves as a promising candidate for the gas phase reduction process.