Biomass-Derived Single Zn Atom Catalysts: The Multiple Roles of Single Zn Atoms in the Oxidative Cleavage of C-N Bonds.

ABSTRACT: The C-N bond cleavage represents one kind of important organic and biochemical transformation, which has attracted great interest in recent years. The oxidative cleavage of C-N bonds in N,N-dialkylamines into N-alkylamines has been well documented, but it is challenging in the further oxidative cleavage of C-N bonds in N-alkylamines into primary amines due to the thermally unfavorable release of α-position H from N-C_α-H and the paralleling side reactions. Herein, a biomass-derived single Zn atom catalyst (ZnN₄-SAC) was discovered to be a robust heterogeneous non-noble catalyst for the oxidative cleavage of C-N bonds in N-alkylamines with O₂ molecules. Experimental results and DFT calculation revealed that ZnN₄-S

SUBMITTER: Qin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10052240 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature