Tunable gold catalysts for selective hydrocarbon oxidation under mild conditions

Mathew D. Hughes, Yi-Jun Xu, Patrick Jenkins, Paul McMorn, Philip Landon, Dan I. Enache, Albert F. Carley, Gary A. Attard, Graham J. Hutchings (), Frank King, E. Hugh Stitt, Peter Johnston, Ken Griffin and Christopher J. Kiely
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Mathew D. Hughes: Cardiff University
Yi-Jun Xu: Cardiff University
Patrick Jenkins: Cardiff University
Paul McMorn: Cardiff University
Philip Landon: Cardiff University
Dan I. Enache: Cardiff University
Albert F. Carley: Cardiff University
Gary A. Attard: Cardiff University
Graham J. Hutchings: Cardiff University
Frank King: Johnson Matthey Catalysts
E. Hugh Stitt: Johnson Matthey Catalysts
Peter Johnston: Johnson Matthey Catalysts
Ken Griffin: Johnson Matthey Catalysts
Christopher J. Kiely: Lehigh University

Nature, 2005, vol. 437, issue 7062, 1132-1135

Abstract: Good as gold Under normal circumstances gold is far too noble to act as an effective catalyst, but that changes when it is present as finely divided nanoparticles. Gold in that form is finding particular favour as a ‘green’ catalyst that might help replace peroxide-based oxidation processes that produce noxious waste products. A new catalyst, made of gold nanocrystals supported on carbon, has been found to be highly effective for the selective oxidation of alkenes to more valuable chemical compounds, using only oxygen present in air and minute amounts of an initiator.

Date: 2005
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