Issue 72, 2013

Supported gold catalysts: new properties offered by nanometer and sub-nanometer structures

Abstract

Nano-sized gold particles on solid supports offer unexpected catalytic properties, with new discoveries emerging rapidly for oxidation, hydrogenation, coupling, and other reactions. Oxidation of H2 to give H2O2 catalyzed by metal oxide-supported gold nanoclusters (reported in Chem. Commun. in 2002 by the group of Hutchings) offers promise for large-scale application. Catalysis by gold has become a vibrant, expanding field marked by continuing surprises, but fundamental understanding of how these catalysts work is emerging only slowly.

Graphical abstract: Supported gold catalysts: new properties offered by nanometer and sub-nanometer structures

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Article information

Article type
Viewpoint
Submitted
02 Jūl. 2013
Accepted
19 Jūl. 2013
First published
25 Jūl. 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 7876-7877

Supported gold catalysts: new properties offered by nanometer and sub-nanometer structures

B. C. Gates, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 7876 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC44942D

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