Molecular nitrogen (N₂) has been long believed to be an inert gas. Recently in Nature Catalysis, Duan et al. reported that N₂ could dramatically promote the catalytic performance of hydrodeoxygenation over ruthenium-based catalysts and that as-formed hydrogenated nitrogen species contributed to the reduction of the activation energy required for carbon-oxygen bond cleavage inside p-cresol.

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分子氮作为加氢脱氧的非常规促进剂

长期以来，人们一直认为分子氮（N ₂）是一种惰性气体。Duan等人，最近在《自然催化》中。报告指出，N ₂可以大大促进加氢脱氧的催化性能超过钌基催化剂，而形成的氢化氮物种有助于降低对甲酚内部碳氧键裂解所需的活化能。