Hollow and mesoporous aluminosilica-encapsulated Pt-CoOx for the selective hydrogenation of substituted nitroaromatics.

Hollow and mesoporous aluminosilica nanoreactors (HMANs) with Pt-CoOx cores (∼4.7 nm) and hollow aluminosilica shells (∼50 nm) were designed by a selective etching method. The Pt-CoOx@HMANs demonstrate a greatly enhanced activity and selectivity for the hydrogenation of various substituted nitroaromatics compared to Pt@HMANs and Pt-CoOx@SiO2.