Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty Publications Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shetty, Apoorva; Bag, Braja Gopal; Sirimahachai, Uraiwan; Hegde, Gurumurthy Title A name given to the resource Copper-boosted thiol-functionalized carbon nanospheres from biomass: a novel non-noble metal based recoverable catalyst for efficient nitro-to-amine reduction Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2025 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Catalysis Science and Technology;Volume;15;Issue;5;pp.1525-1537 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cy01368a" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cy01368a</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85217212293?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85217212293?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Shetty A., Department of Chemistry, Christ University, Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560029, India, Centre for Advanced Research and Development (CARD), Christ University, Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560029, India; Bag B.G., Department of Chemistry &amp; Chemical Technology, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, Midnapore, 721102, India; Sirimahachai U., Department of Chemistry, Centre of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Songkla, Hat Yai, 90112, Thailand; Hegde G., Department of Chemistry, Christ University, Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560029, India, Centre for Advanced Research and Development (CARD), Christ University, Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560029, India Description An account of the resource In this work, the synthesis and catalytic activity of thiol-functionalized copper-deposited porous carbon derived from dry oil palm leaves (Cu/TF-CNS) was investigated for the reduction of aromatic nitro compounds. The procedure to synthesize porous carbon nanospheres involves the pyrolysis of oil palm leaves in a nitrogen atmosphere at 1000 C. The resulting porous carbon material was further functionalized with thiol groups to facilitate the uniform deposition of copper nanoparticles and serve as an efficient support. Excellent catalytic performance was shown by the Cu/TF-CNS catalyst in reducing aromatic nitro compounds to their corresponding aromatic amines with a low copper loading of only 4 mol% which is an inexpensive non-noble metal in the presence of NaBH4 as a reducing agent and EtOH/H2O as green solvents. The products were identified using 1H NMR spectroscopy. The catalyst was isolated from the reaction mixture and reused upto 10 cycles without any significant loss in the activity. The ICPAES analysis confirmed the successful incorporation of approximately 8.9% Cu during the deposition process and the reusability of the catalyst underscores its efficacy as a sustainable and effective heterogeneous catalyst for nitroarene reduction. 2025 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Royal Society of Chemistry Relation A related resource ISSN: 20444753; CODEN: CSTAG Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Hybrid Gold Open Access Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online