A cheap substitute for expensive metal in an industrially common chemical reaction

https://phys.org/news/2024-01-cheap-substitute-expensive-metal-industrially.html

"nickel carbide nanoparticle heterogeneous catalyst for selective hydrogenation of nitriles into primary amines... substrate scope is broad—many types of heteroaromatic and aliphatic nitriles can undergo this transformation... 1 atmosphere pressure hydrogen and relatively low 150°C... 4X activity of simple nickel nanoparticles... reusable at least 3X, up to 99% reaction yields... synthesizing pharmaceuticals, other everyday products"

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