Chen Ruru, Cao Minna, Yang Weiguang, Wang Huimin, Zhang Suyuan, Li Hongfang, Cao Rong
State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Aug 13;55(66):9805-9808. doi: 10.1039/c9cc02393c.
Ultra-small Pd nanoparticles were successfully prepared through reduction of a supramolecular assembly formed between the macrocyclic decamethylcucurbit[5]uril (Me10CB[5]) and [PdCl4]2- anions via H-bonds. The final Pd NPs exhibit excellent activity and stability toward the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO. This work provides a new strategy for the preparation of nanocatalysts.