Selenium-doped porous-C3N4 decorated with Cu NPs, as an operative heterogenous catalyst for the nitroarenes reduction reaction

In this project, the insitu selenium-doped porous graphitic carbon nitride, named as Se-p-C3N4 was synthezied using melamine, ammonium chloride, and selenium dioxide as the low-cost precursor materials via a facil thermal condensation protocol and applied as an superlative support with high specific surface area (125.3 m2/g). Cu NPs were coorporated on the surface of Se-p-C3N4 over the co-reduction protocol with Hydrazine Hydrate as a reducing agant to prepare the Se-p-C3N4/Cu nanocatalyst. Several chemophysical analysis confirmed the structure of Se-p-C3N4/Cu. The Se-p-C3N4/Cu was showen the exceptional catalytic proficiency in the hydrogenation of nitroaromatic compounds utilizing a green redactant in an environmentally friendly aqueous media, and the related anilines were produced as sole products. The supreme catalytic effeciency and durability of the Se-p-C3N4/Cu can be attributed to the synergetic collaboration between the highly distributed Cu NPs and the support.