HETEROGENEOUS METAL-FREE CATALYST

摘要

The inventive concepts disclosed and/or claimed herein relate generally to catalysts and, more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a heterogeneous, metal-free hydrogenation catalyst containing frustrated Lewis pairs. In one non-limiting embodiment, the heterogeneous, metal-free catalyst comprises hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) having frustrated Lewis pairs therein.

主权项

1. A heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst, comprising:
a solid surface substantially free of metals, the solid surface having at least one Lewis acid site and at least one Lewis base site; and at least one defect frustrating at least one pair of Lewis acid and Lewis base sites, wherein the at least one frustrated pair of Lewis acid and Lewis base sites is catalytically active.