Cobalt oxide NPs immobilized on environmentally benign biological macromolecule-derived N-doped mesoporous carbon as an efficient catalyst for hydrogenation of nitroarenes

Highly nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon (N-mC) material incorporated cobalt oxide nanoparticles was synthesized through simple pyrolysis of environmentally friendly chitosan-polyaniline-Co(OAc)2 precursor in one-step. The as-prepared catalyst named [email protected] with 14.65 ​wt% nitrogen content was characterized by different analysis techniques. The heterogeneous catalyst exhibits outstanding catalytic activity for the reduction of a variety...