Highly Dispersed Zirconium–Oxo Species Anchored on Ultrathin g-C 3 N 4 Nanosheets for Efficient Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Furfural

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• The central aim is to construct efficient heterogeneous catalysts for the transfer hydrogenation of biomass-derived molecules.
• Developed zirconium-oxo species anchored on ultrathin g-C3N4 nanosheets.
• Utilized Lewis acid-base pairs to enhance catalytic performance.
• Performed transfer hydrogenation reactions on furfural to evaluate efficiency.
• Achieved high catalytic activity for furfural hydrogenation.
• Demonstrated significant improvement in biomass-derived molecule upgrading.
• Showed effective dispersion of zirconium-oxo species on the nanosheets.