In this issue of Chem Catalysis, Zhang et al. describe a method to electrochemically hydrogenate nitriles to primary amines on nanostructured copper electrocatalysts. Through the implementation of CO₂-saturated electrolytes, the primary amines are reversibly converted to carbamic acids or carbamates, which prevents their condensation into secondary or tertiary amines.

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腈的电催化加氢：迈向胺生产电气化的一步

在本期Chem Catalysis 中，Zhang 等人。描述了一种在纳米结构的铜电催化剂上将腈电化学氢化为伯胺的方法。通过使用 CO ₂饱和电解质，伯胺可逆地转化为氨基甲酸或氨基甲酸酯，从而防止它们缩合为仲胺或叔胺。