“…30 As the most promising alternative to toxic organic solvents, NADESs have been applied successfully in the fields of catalysis, 31,32 extraction, 33,34 electrochemistry 35,36 and organic synthesis. 37,38 Furthermore, the -COOH, -OH, and -NH 2 groups in these natural compounds can coordinate with metal ions, which provides feasibility for using NADESs as ligands. To the best of our knowledge, NADESs used simultaneously as solvents and surface ligands in the synthesis of PNCs have not been reported so far.…”