Ultrafine AuPd nanoparticles supported on amine functionalized monochlorotriazinyl β-cyclodextrin as highly active catalysts for hydrogen evolution from formic acid dehydrogenation

AuPd nanoparticles with ultrafine sizes and good dispersion are successfully anchored on amine-functionalized monochlorotriazinyl beta-cyclodextrin, and exhibit remarkable catalytic activity for hydrogen evolution from formic acid, affording an unprecedented initial turnover frequency of 7352 mol H(2)per mol catalyst h(-1)without any additives.