Catalytic nickel nanoparticles embedded in a mesoporous metal-organic framework

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 May 14;46(18):3086-8. doi: 10.1039/c000775g.

Abstract

Ni nanoparticles embedded in the pores of a mesoporous MOF (MesMOF-1) act as a catalyst for hydrogenolysis of nitrobenzene or hydrogenation of styrene.