Reactivity enhancement of N-CNTs in green catalysis of C2H2 hydrochlorination by a Cu catalyst

We reported the prominent effect of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (N-CNTs) on reactivity enhancement in catalyzing acetylene hydrochlorination, which improved the TOF of Cu to ca. 1.2 min(-1), proving that N-CNTs is a potential green substrate, and that the Cu-based catalyst is an alternative to the toxic conventional HgCl2 catalyst.