Fe/Fe2O3@N-dopped Porous Carbon: A High-Performance Catalyst for Selective Hydrogenation of Nitro Compounds

Herein, we designed and prepared a novel Fe/Fe2O3-based catalyst, in which a remarkable synergistic effect has been revealed between Fe and Fe2O3 encapsulated in N-doping porous carbon. The Fe-based catalysts were fabricated via pyrolysis a mixture of MIL-101(Fe) and melamine. The catalyst exhibits exceptionally high catalytic activity (TOFs up to 8898 h(-1) which is about 100 times higher than the similar kinds of catalysts) and chemoselectivity for nitroarene reduction under mild conditions.