High-performance nanocatalysts for single-step hydrogenations

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 20-30

  Thomas, John Meurig ^a,b   Johnson, Brian F G ^b   Raja, Robert ^a,b   Sankar, Gopinathan ^a   Midgley, Paul A ^b  

^a DAVY FARADAY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,4 CYCLOHEXANEDIMETHANOL; BENZOIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COPPER; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METAL DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; RUTHENIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILVER; TIN;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROGENATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; NANOPARTICLE; OXIDATION;

EID: 0037243935     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar990017q     Document Type: Article

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