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Construction of Boron- and Nitrogen-Enriched Nanoporous π-Conjugated Networks Towards Enhanced Hydrogen Activation

Journal Article · · Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)
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  1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical Sciences Division
  2. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
  3. Ames Laboratory, and Iowa State University, Ames, IA (United States)
  4. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical Sciences Division; Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
  5. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical Sciences Division; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Boron-enriched scaffolds have demonstrated unique features and promising performance in the field of catalysis towards the activation of small gas molecules. However, there is still a lack of facile approaches capable of achieving high B doping and abundant porous channels in the targeted catalysts. Here, in this paper, construction of boron- and nitrogen-enriched nanoporous π-conjugated networks (BN-NCNs) was achieved via a facile ionothermal polymerization procedure with hexaazatriphenylenehexacarbonitrile [HAT(CN)6] sodium borohydride as the starting materials. The as-produced BN-NCN scaffolds were featured by high heteroatoms doping (B up to 23 wt. % and N: up to 17 wt. %) and permanent porosity (surface area up to 759 m2 g-1 mainly contributed by micropores). With the unsaturated bonded B species acting as the active Lewis acid sites and defected N species acting as the active Lewis base sites, those BN-NCNs delivered attractive catalytic performance towards H2 activation/dissociation in both gaseous and liquid phase, acting as efficient metal-free heterogeneous frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) catalysts in hydrogenation procedures.
Research Organization:
Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division (CSGB)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357; AC02-07CH11358; AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1987638
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1983439
OSTI ID: 1992720
Report Number(s):
IS-J-11,073
Journal Information:
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) Journal Issue: 28 Vol. 62; ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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