Unique gold chemoselectivity for the aerobic oxidation of allylic alcohols

Alberto Abad; Carles Almela; Avelino Avelino; Hermenegildo Garcı́a

doi:10.1039/b606257a

Unique gold chemoselectivity for the aerobic oxidation of allylic alcohols

Chemical Communications: 3178-3180

Article 2006 English

Abstract

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Gold nanoparticles supported on nanocrystalline ceria has been found to be more active and chemoselective than palladium and gold(core)-palladium(shell) nanoparticles for the aerobic oxidation of allylic alcohols.

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