Remarkable Facet Selective Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol by Morphologically Tailored (111) Faceted Cu₂O Nanocatalyst.

ABSTRACT: In this work, we have disclosed the facile syntheses of morphologically diverse Cu₂O nanoparticles using our laboratory designed modified hydrothermal reactor employing low-cost copper (II) acetate precursor compounds. The reaction conditions dovetail the effect of ethylene glycol (EG) and glucose to exclusively evolve the morphology tuned Cu₂O nanomaterial at different pHs. The morphology tuning produces octahedron (Oh), dwarf hexapod (DHP), and elongated hexapod (EHP) Cu₂O structures only with the optimized reagent concentrations. Interestingly, all of them were bestowed with a (111) facet, a superlative facet for facile nitroarene reduction. Thus, the morphology reliant catalytic reaction becomes evident. However, when used individually, EG and glucose e

SUBMITTER: Aditya T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6641649 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature