Natural Product‐Optimized CoZn‐MOF Derived Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Aerogels for Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes

ABSTRACT The utilization of natural products sodium alginate and L‐arginine as raw materials is a facile and efficient route to fabricate supported catalysts for heterogeneous reactions. In this work, the dopant–evaporation–pyrolysis (DEP) strategy was employed to prepare Co incorporated into nitrogen‐doped carbon aerogels (Co@CN‐larg) from CoZn‐MOF‐polymer (Co/Zn‐MOF@SA‐larg), in which Co/Zn‐MOF@SA‐larg introduced L‐arginine (larg) linker as N dopant. The Co/Zn‐MOF@SA‐larg in N₂ atmosphere enabled in situ evaporation of Zn nodes during pyrolysis process, which could facilitate the derived catalyst with high Co dispersity, large specific surface area, as well as abundant basic sites. All of these unique advantages endow Co@CN‐larg with higher catalytic efficiency in comparison with traditional catalysts (Co@CN‐mim and Co@CN‐urea), along with well stability and recyclability. This DEP strategy may provide a new guideline to synthesize industrial organic catalysis for other catalytic reactions.