Hydrophobic Carbon Dots as Spatial Confiners for Isolating Pd Nanoparticles for Efficient Nitrobenzene Hydrogenation

Puntos clave

• The aim is to explore the use of hydrophobic carbon dots to enhance the dispersion of Pd nanoparticles for effective nitrobenzene hydrogenation.
• Synthesis of hydrophobic carbon dots as spatial barriers.
• Embedding Pd nanoparticles within the carbon dot structure.
• Testing the hydrogenation efficiency of nitrobenzene using the modified Pd system.
• Hydrophobic carbon dots successfully enhanced the uniform dispersion of Pd nanoparticles.
• The Pd/hy-CDs@NCNS configuration showed increased efficiency in nitrobenzene hydrogenation.
• The incorporation of carbon dots led to improved reaction rates and yields.