Tunc, NihatRakap, Murat2025-05-102025-05-1020202044-47532044-476110.1039/D0CY01472A2-s2.0-85098279639https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CY01472Ahttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/6971In the present study, the first ever and easy surfactant-aided synthesis of hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide-stabilized RhCo nanoclusters (Rh0.63Co0.37@CTAB) and their employment as highly efficient, relatively cost-saving, and recyclable catalysts to generate hydrogen from the hydrolysis reactions of methylamine borane (MeAB) and dimethylamine borane (DMAB) are reported. The easy synthesis of Rh0.63Co0.37@CTAB nanoclusters is accomplished by synchronous reduction of appropriate rhodium and cobalt salts by sodium borohydride in the presence of CTAB as a surfactant in aqueous solution at room temperature. The Rh0.63Co0.37@CTAB nanoclusters are characterized by some techniques like ultraviolet-visible electronic absorption spectroscopy (UV-vis), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). They provide very remarkable turnover frequencies (TOFs) of 107.1 min(-1) and 142.9 min(-1) (8571.4 h(-1), best ever value) in the hydrolysis of MeAB and DMAB, respectively, even at very low temperatures. Their activation energies in the same reactions are calculated to be 55.3 kJ mol(-1) and 50.3 kJ mol(-1), respectively.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessArticle1023Q2Q278657874WOS:000596714600008