Iridium(0) nanoparticles dispersed in zeolite framework: A highly active and long-lived green nanocatalyst for the hydrogenation of neat aromatics at room temperature

- Synthesis of iridium(0) nanoparticles stabilized by zeolite-Y framework.
- Remarkably high catalytic activity in hydrogenation of neat aromatics at room temperature.
- Initial TOF = 3215 h−1 and record TTON = 197,000 in hydrogenation of neat benzene at rt.
- Stable and reusable catalyst for the room temperature hydrogenation of neat aromatics.