The unusual combination of characteristics observed for porousl iquids, which are typicallya ssociatedw ith either porous solids or liquids, has led to considerablei nterest in this new class of materials. However,t hese porous liquids have so far only been investigated for their ability to separate ands tore gases.H erein, the catalytic capability of Pt nanoparticles encapsulated within aT ype Ip orousl iquid (Pt@HS-SiO 2 PL)i se xplored for the hydrogenation of several alkenesa nd nitroarenes under mild conditions (T = 40 8C, P H2 = 1atm). The different intermediates in the porousl iquid synthesis (i.e.,t he initial Pt@HS-SiO 2 ,t he organosilane-func-tionalized intermediate, andt he final porousl iquid)a re employeda sc atalysts in order to understand the effect of each component of the porous liquid on the catalysis. For the hydrogenation of 1-decene, the Pt@HS-SiO 2 PL catalysti ne thanol has the fastestr eactionr ate if normalized with respect to the concentrationo fP t. The reaction rate slows if the reactioni sc ompleted in a" neat" porous liquid system,p robably because of the high viscosity of the system.T hese systems may find application in cascade reactions, in particular, for those with mutually incompatible catalysts.