A new synthesis of highly active Rh–Co alloy nanoparticles supported on N-doped porous carbon for catalytic C–Se cross-coupling and p-nitrophenol hydrogenation reactions

Abstract

Bimetallic Rh–Co nanoparticles supported on nitrogen-doped porous carbon (Rh–Co/NPC) were synthesized from metal precursors and urea through a simple thermal decomposition/reduction under a nitrogen flow. The Rh–Co/NPC nanocatalyst which contains highly dispersed alloy nanoparticles (∼6 nm) showed high catalytic performance as well as good recyclability for the C–Se coupling reaction of diphenyl diselenide and aryl boronic acid and p-nitrophenol reduction.