Potential of gold nanoparticles for oxidation in fine chemical synthesis

Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages 11-28

  Mallat, Tamas ^a   Baiker, Alfons ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Heterogeneous catalysis; Nanogold; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC; AMINE OXIDATION; BENZYLIC OXIDATION; BIFUNCTIONAL CATALYSIS; BIMETALLIC PARTICLES; EFFICIENT CATALYSTS; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; FINE CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; GOLD PARTICLES; HETEROATOMS; LIQUID PHASE; LIQUID-PHASE OXIDATION; MULTISTEP REACTIONS; NANO-GOLD; ONE POT; ORGANOSILANES; OXIDATION OF ALCOHOLS; OXIDATION REACTIONS; PLATINUM GROUP METALS; SELECTIVE OXIDATION; SUPPORTED GOLD;

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GOLD; GOLD COMPOUNDS; LIQUIDS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; RHODIUM;

OXIDATION;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE; AMINE; GOLD; NANOPARTICLE; ORGANOSILICON DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; RHODIUM;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; GREEN CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REVIEW;

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; AMINES; CATALYSIS; GOLD; GREEN CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANOSILICON COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; RHODIUM;

EID: 84862653689     PISSN: 19475438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-062011-081046     Document Type: Review

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