This　study　explores　the　novel　2D　heteroatom-doped　carbon　materials　for　high　performance　oxygen　reduction　reaction　(ORR).　Our　strategy　involves　the　ionization　of　a　nitrogen-rich　small　molecule　to　prevent　its　evaporation　and　subsequent　carbonization　of　the　nonvolatile　ionic　liquids　to　achieve　simultaneous　porosity　formation　and　heteroatoms　doping.　In　this　context,　a　nitrogen　rich　adenine-based　ionic　liquid　possessing　a　low　melting　point　at　70　°C　is　synthesized　by　mixing　of　commercial　adenine　and　bis(trifluoromethane　sulfonimide)　(HNTf2).　In　virtue　of　protic　acid　HNTf2,　direct　carbonization　of　an　ionic　liquid　results　in　enhanced　carbon　yields　compared　to　that　of　adenine　itself.　The　as-synthesized　NC　features　a　uniform　2D　quasi　ordered　nanosheet　structure　and　high　surface　areas　up　to　1027　m2　g−1.　The　nitrogen　contents　incorporated　within　the　carbon　framework　can　be　varied　from　37%　to　7%　as　a　result　of　different　thermal　treatment　temperatures　from　600　to　1000　°C.　Particularly,　both　nitrogen　and　sulfur　are　homogeneously　co-doped　within　the　carbon　structure　as　confirmed　by　EELS　maps.　The　resulting　materials　show　outstanding　electrochemical　activity　towards　ORR　in　alkaline　electrolyte,　better　than　most　nitrogen　doped　carbon　materials.　©　The　Royal　Society　of　Chemistry.