One-pot synthesis of nickel encapsulated COF-derived catalyst for highly selective and efficient hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde

Since efficient hydrogenation was valued for manufacture of pharmaceutical intermediates and fragrances in recent years, the development of easily accessible heterogeneous catalysts was preferably made. Here we designed a facile one-pot synthesis of Ni modified COF-derived catalyst for selective catalytic hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde. The nickel-based COFs catalyst reduced at 600 degrees C exhibited better catalytic activity for the selective production of hydrocinnamyl with an excellent yield of 98%, and the nickel-based COFs reduced at 500 degrees C and 700 degrees C preferred to selectively produce benzenepropanal. Overall, this work proves cost-effective and sustainable access to the wide application of selective hydrogenation reaction.