Han SS, Thacharon A, Kim J, Chung K, Liu X, Jang W, Jetybayeva A, Hong S, Lee KH, Kim Y, Cho EJ, Kim SW. Boosted Heterogeneous Catalysis by Surface-Accumulated Excess Electrons of
Non-Oxidized Bare Copper Nanoparticles on Electride Support.
Adv Sci (Weinh) 2023;
10:e2204248. [PMID:
36394076 PMCID:
PMC9839873 DOI:
10.1002/advs.202204248]
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Abstract
Engineering active sites of metal nanoparticle-based heterogeneous catalysts is one of the most prerequisite approaches for the efficient production of chemicals, but the limited active sites and undesired oxidation on the metal nanoparticles still remain as key challenges. Here, it is reported that the negatively charged surface of copper nanoparticles on the 2D [Ca2 N]+ ∙e- electride provides the unrestricted active sites for catalytic selective sulfenylation of indoles and azaindoles with diaryl disulfides. Substantial electron transfer from the electride support to copper nanoparticles via electronic metal-support interactions results in the accumulation of excess electrons at the surface of copper nanoparticles. Moreover, the surface-accumulated excess electrons prohibit the oxidation of copper nanoparticle, thereby maintaining the metallic surface in a negatively charged state and activating both (aza)indoles and disulfides under mild conditions in the absence of any further additives. This study defines the role of excess electrons on the nanoparticle-based heterogeneous catalyst that can be rationalized in versatile systems.
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