Pulsed electrosynthesis orthogonally optimizes C‒N coupling and hydrogenation for amine production with a molecular catalyst
Shuai Yan, Yang Wang, Shuai Chen, Jost Heise, Morgan McKee, Chen Gao, Xiaodong Li, Nikolay Kornienko · 2026
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Shuai Yan and co-authors show in a 2026 paper how pulsed electricity can make amines from carbon dioxide and nitrate. Joining carbon to nitrogen and then adding hydrogen fight each other under steady voltage. The mismatch caps yield and selectivity. Their fix is to pulse between two voltage levels.
Gentle pulses favor the coupling step and an oxime intermediate. Stronger pulses then drive the hydrogen step to amines. With a cobalt catalyst, the rate tripled and methylamine selectivity doubled. Higher amines formed as well. The trick opens a cleaner route to useful nitrogen chemicals.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shuai Yan, Yang Wang, Shuai Chen, Jost Heise, Morgan McKee, Chen Gao, Xiaodong Li, Nikolay Kornienko |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |