Controlled Interruption of Electrochemical Nitrite Reduction for Switchable NH <sub>2</sub> OH and Formamide Synthesis
then selectively captures CO, redirecting it away from complete hydrogenation. Collectively, we show that multi-electron electrocatalysis can be programmed by coupling interfacial structural control with targeted molecular trapping, offering a generalizable route to accessing metastable intermediates and expanding nitrogen electrosynthesis beyond ammonia.
Authors
- Bo Sheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4795-1175)
- Yangfan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5419-7051)
- Shijie Xie
- Xingmiao Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9233-9894)
- Hua Sheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5605-2630)
- Jincai Zhao
- Zhenlin Chen
- Chuncheng Chen
Institutions
- Dalian University (CN)
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (CN)
- Shanxi Normal University (CN)
- Huaiyin Institute of Technology (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Published
- 2026-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.5328209
- Primary Topic
- Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- National Key Research and Development Program of China