Selective hydrogenolysis of carbon–oxygen bonds with formic acid over a Au–Pt alloy catalyst†
Abstract
We reported selective hydrogenolysis of carbon–oxygen species over a CeO2-supported Au–Pt alloy catalyst (Au–Pt/CeO2) using biomass-derived formic acid as the hydrogen source. The success of this reaction is reasonably attributed to the high efficiency of Au–Pt/CeO2 in the tandem steps of formic acid dehydrogenation and carbon–oxygen species hydrodeoxygenation.