A newly developed, facile and sustainable self-sacrifice template strategy, in which zinc and chitosan were used as the sacrificial template and carbon source respectively, has been disclosed for the synthesis of a hollow Co-embedded in nitrogen-doped graphite (Co@CN) structure. This material exhibits excellent catalytic efficiency in the oxidative esterification of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylicacid dimethyl ester that is a significant raw material for polymer synthesis. According to the experimental and calculation results, zinc as the self-sacrificial template and acid-base site regulator has significantly improved the performance of the catalyst. The high specific surface area owing to the partial evaporation of zinc and the optimization of basic and acid sites in the catalyst prove to be the main reasons for its high activity.

已经公开了一种新开发的，灵活且可持续的自我牺牲模板策略，其中锌和壳聚糖分别用作牺牲模板和碳源，用于合成掺氮石墨（Co @ CN） ） 结构体。该材料在5-羟甲基糠醛氧化酯化为2,5-呋喃二甲酸二甲酯的氧化酯化反应中表现出出色的催化效率，这是聚合物合成的重要原料。根据实验和计算结果，锌作为自我牺牲模板和酸碱位调节剂，显着提高了催化剂的性能。