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... Achieving organic transformation reactions using green synthesis methods under mild conditions is always an aspiration of scientists. In the present findings, a Zn–Cr layered double hydroxide (LDH)/graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposite modified with Au–Ag noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) was synthesized via the in situ crystallization of a LDH over a GO surface followed by the simultaneous photo-deposi ...
... Core–shell silica comprising mesoporous SiO₂ shell and solid SiO₂ core (SiO₂@mSiO₂) was utilized as catalytic support to prepare highly active and efficient Au–SiO₂@mSiO₂ catalysts for room temperature catalysis. Results showed that the mesoporous shell significantly contributed to the high surface area of SiO₂@mSiO₂. Au nanocatalysts prepared by different methods (impregnation, IM and deposition– ...
... Benzyl alcohol is oxidized selectively to benzaldehyde with high yield, with a little formation of benzylbenzoate, by molecular oxygen over a reusable nano-size gold catalyst supported on U₃O₈, MgO, Al₂O₃ or ZrO₂ in the absence of any solvent. ...
... By using a facile calcination method, we succeeded in the preparation of partially spherical gold particles supported on TiO₂ exhibiting photoabsorption due to surface plasmon resonance at around 620 nm. Surprisingly, the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde occurred in an aqueous suspension of thus-prepared Au/TiO₂ under irradiation of light from a Xe lamp with an R60 cut-off fil ...
... Alumina-supported gold catalysts (Au/Al2O3) prepared under various conditions were observed on an atomic scale using aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (Cs-STEM). The Au particles, including single Au atoms, on Cs-STEM images were extracted using morphological image-processing, and the size distributions for reaction site candidates, such as the corner, edge, and surfac ...
... Gold nanoparticles supported on Bi–CeO₂ with four different bismuth loadings (2 to 8 mol%) were prepared to determine the role of oxide vacancies in doped ceria in the benzyl alcohol oxidation reaction. The catalytic activity was tested for a liquid phase benzyl alcohol oxidation reaction with molecular oxygen under mild conditions of pressure and temperature. The catalytic activity depends on the ...
... Supported bimetallic nanocomposites are promising in photocatalysis due to the multi-component interaction between metals and between metals and carriers. By an in situ reduction method, a series of monometallic (Au@CeO₂ and Cu@CeO₂) and bimetallic catalysts (Au₈Cu₂@CeO₂, Au₅Cu₅@CeO₂ and Au₁Cu₉@CeO₂) are obtained, with a metallic core and a CeO₂ shell structure. The in situ reduction method develo ...
... ∼40 nm flower-shaped Au–Pd bimetallic nanoparticles were prepared in a facile and eco-friendly way based on the simultaneous bioreduction of HAuCl₄ and Na₂PdCl₄ with ascorbic acid and Cacumen Platycladi leaf extract at room temperature. Characterization techniques, such as transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction, were employed to confirm that t ...
... A green bioreductive approach with Cacumen Platycladi (CP) extract was adopted to fabricate bimetallic Au–Pd/TiO₂ catalysts for solvent-free oxidation of benzyl alcohol (BzOH) to benzaldehyde (BzH) with molar oxygen at atmospheric pressure. The Au–Pd nanoparticles (NPs) before being immobilized onto TiO₂ were determined by transmission electron microscopy. And, the catalysts were further analyzed ...
... In this work, a series of colloidal gold nanoparticles with controllable sizes were anchored on carbon nanotubes (CNT) for the aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohol. The intrinsic influence of Au particles on the catalytic behavior was unraveled based on different nanoscale-gold systems. The Au/CNT-A sample with smaller Au sizes deserved a faster reaction rate, mainly resulting from the higher dispe ...
... The boron-centered reactivity of the diboraanthracene-auride complex [Au(B₂P₂)][K(18-c-6)]; (B₂P₂, 9,10-bis(2-(diisopropylphosphino)-phenyl)-9,10-dihydroboranthrene) with a series of organic carbonyls is reported. The reaction of [Au(B₂P₂)]⁻ with formaldehyde or paraformaldehyde results in a head-to-tail dimerization of two formaldehyde units across the boron centers. In contrast, the reaction of ...
... This work describes the formation of a new dendritic polyglycerol–poly(ethylene glycol)-based 3D polymer network as a matrix for immobilization of the redox enzyme periplasmatic aldehyde oxidoreductase to create an electrochemical biosensor. The novel network is built directly on the gold surface, where it simultaneously stabilizes the enzyme for up to 4 days. The prepared biosensors can be used f ...
... This work reports the synthesis of diarylmethane derivatives via gold-catalyzed (4 + 2)-annulations between alkynyl benzaldehydes and allenamides, followed by an aza-Claisen rearrangement. Deuterium labeling and crossover experiments have been performed to confirm this proposed mechanism. With racemic 3-substituted allenamides in a substrate ratio (1:1), we employ chiral gold catalysts to achieve ...
... Sodium titanate nanotubes (NaTNTs) were prepared by alkali treatment of anatase titania. They were then ion-exchanged with alkali and alkaline earth metal ions to get ATNTs (A = Li⁺, K⁺, Cs⁺, Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, Sr²⁺and Ba²⁺). Gold (1–5 wt%) was supported on these nanotubes by a deposition–precipitation method and investigated as a catalyst for the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol with air/molecular ...
... Direct oxidative coupling of alcohols and amines is regarded as an effective and green approach for imine synthesis under mild conditions. In this work, Zn-doped γ-Al2O3 supported Au nanoparticles was demonstrated as highly active and selective heterogeneous catalyst for a series of imine productions with good to excellent yields, from alcohols and amines via direct oxidative coupling under air at ...
... In this study, a new photocatalytic reaction system for simultaneous selective oxidation of aromatic alcohols to corresponding aldehydes and reduction of protons to H2 has been developed. The results reveal that compared with pure ZnIn2S4, the ZnIn2S4 photocatalysts modified with noble metal gold (Au/ZnIn2S4) significantly promote the photocatalytic performance. Among them, the 0.5% Au/ZnIn2S4 nan ...
Lewis acids; active sites; adsorption; ammonia; benzaldehyde; catalysts; catalytic activity; cobalt; copper; desorption; gold; hydrogenation; ionization; ions; ligands; mass spectrometry; nanoparticles; nickel; pyridines; ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy
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... The catalytic activity of Au₂₅(SR)₁₈ nanoclusters (R = C₂H₄Ph) for the aldehyde hydrogenation reaction in the presence of a base, e.g., ammonia or pyridine, and transition-metal ions Mᶻ⁺, such as Cu⁺, Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺ and Co²⁺, as a Lewis acid is studied. The addition of a Lewis acid is found to significantly promote the catalytic activity of Au₂₅(SR)₁₈/CeO₂ in the hydrogenation of benzaldehyde and a nu ...
... A facile method to prepare Pd/organoclay catalysts was reported. At room temperature, in H₂PdCl₄ solution the quaternary ammonium surfactant modifiers intercalated in the organoclay adsorbed PdCl₄²⁻ specifically and quickly. After reduction at room temperature, Pd nanoparticles were formed and well-dispersed in the organoclay matrix. The Pd/organoclay catalysts were used in aerobic oxidation of be ...
... In this study, acetonitrile polymers (ANPs) synthesized using a submerged liquid plasma (SLP) process were used for the direct reduction of Au³⁺ under ultraviolet (UV) light without the need for reducing or templating agents. Nitrogen-functionalized graphene (NFG) and ANPs, both synthesized via the SLP process were used to form a Au–ANPs–NFG nanohybrid. The pyridinic and pyrrolic nitrogen present ...
Álvarez-Pérez Mónica; Frutos María; Viso Alma; Fernández de la Pradilla Roberto; de la Torre María C.; Sierra Miguel A.; Gornitzka Heinz; Hemmert Catherine
... An unprecedented stereoselective domino reaction of 1,6-enynes with an aryl ring at C3–C4 in the presence of gold(I) catalysts at low temperature is described. This process involves a novel 5-exo-dig cycloisomerization–dimerization sequence to afford formal Diels–Alder adducts that undergo a smooth gold-catalyzed double bond migration at room temperature. In addition, the first examples of the gol ...
... An efficient synthetic method to prepare 3,4-dihydrobenzo[f]isoquinolin-1(2H)-ones through gold(I)-catalyzed intramolecular [4 + 2] benzannulation of o-(N-tethered 1,6-diynyl)benzaldehydes at a low catalyst loading of 2 mol% is described. The product of 3,4-dihydrobenzo[f]isoquinolin-1(2H)-ones can be easily transformed to benzo[f]isoquinolin-1-ols by simply treating with phenylmagnesium bromide u ...
... In a B3LYP mechanistic study, AuCl and AuCl₃ catalysts feature similar overall barriers for a reaction sequence of 2-ethynyl benzaldehyde and ethyne to 1-naphthyl carbaldehyde, comprising cyclization, [3+2] cycloaddition, and two rearrangements. ...
Lewis bases; alkaloids; benzaldehyde; carbenes; chemical reactions; gold; indoles; quinoline
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... This work reports new annulations of N-aryl ynamides with benzisoxazoles to form 6H-indolo[2,3-b]quinoline derivatives. The synthetic utility of this new method is manifested by its applicability to access naturally occurring alkaloids including norcryptotackeine, neocryptolepine and 11-methylneocryptol-epine. Our experimental data indicate that high-temperature conditions allow N-aryl nucleophile ...
Mina Ghahremani; Rosaria Ciriminna; Valerica Pandarus; Antonino Scurria; Valeria La Parola; Francesco Giordano; Giuseppe Avellone; Francois Béland; Babak Karimi; Mario Pagliaro
... High yields of valued benzaldehyde and benzyl benzoate are obtained in one pot starting from benzyl alcohol using oxygen as only oxidant under mild conditions (2 bar O₂, 100 °C) along with an ultralow amount (0.02 mol %) of Au nanoparticles heterogenized over a spherical ORMOSIL mesoporous support. The process is remarkably selective and the catalyst is stable. ...
benzaldehyde; catalysts; catalytic activity; chemical communication; chemical reactions; gold
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... The gold complex [IPrAu(NCMe)]BF₄ catalyzes the reaction of ethyl diazoacetate with benzaldehyde to give mixtures of ethyl 3-oxo-3-phenylpropanoate and ethyl 3-hydroxy-2-phenylacrylate in the first example of a group 11 metal-based catalyst for this transformation; the catalyst activity is improved by a factor of 2500 compared to those of previously reported iron-based catalysts. ...
... A green and highly efficient visible-light-driven synergistic photoelectrochemical (PEC) catalysis system was systematically demonstrated for selective oxidation of biomass alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes in an O₂ atmosphere under the mild conditions by employing the Au/CeO₂–TiO₂ NTs as photocathodes. Results showed that the conversion of benzyl alcohols was as high as 98% and the selectiv ...
... Photoelectrocatalytic conversion of biomass and its derivatives is a very significant and promising strategy for energy production. The selective oxidation of biomass alcohol to the corresponding aldehydes is an important class of biomass conversion reactions. In this study, a Z-scheme type solar-driven dual photoelectrode photoelectrochemical cell was used for the simultaneous selective oxidation ...
... Accurate, sensitive, and selective on-spot screening of volatile aldehydes as lung cancer biomarkers is of vital significance for preclinical diagnosis and treatment guidance of cancers. However, the common methods of sensing biomarkers are limited by the fact that they are time-consuming, require professional personnel, and have complex matrixes. Here, we developed a smart vapor generation paper- ...
... A proof of concept of laser-assisted heterogeneously catalysed processes at room temperature using silica supported gold nanoparticles is reported. Au/SiO₂ nanoparticles were laser-irradiated at 532 nm (SPR maximum absorbance) to catalyse the selected reaction, namely the production of 4-benzoylmorpholine from benzaldehyde and morpholine via amide formation, for which quantitative yields to the ta ...
... The highly active and selective gold catalysts were successfully prepared by galvanically depositing Au onto a thin-sheet microfibrous structure consisting of 5vol.% 8-μm Ni-fiber and 95vol.% voidage, with high heat conductivity and good stability for the gas-phase oxidation of alcohols. The best catalyst was Au-4/Ni-fiber-300 (Au-loading: 4wt%; calcined at 300°C in air), being effective for oxidi ...
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; atomic force microscopy; benzaldehyde; catalytic activity; chemical reduction; density functional theory; dielectric spectroscopy; electrochemistry; electrodes; electrospray ionization mass spectrometry; fullerene; gold; halogenated hydrocarbons; nanogold; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; solvents
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... A series of thioacetyl-functionalized fullerene-C₆₀ derivatives were synthesized using the Prato reaction of fullerene-C₆₀ with six different 4-(S-acetylthioalkyl)benzaldehydes. The structures of the synthesized compounds were characterized by FT-IR, ¹H NMR and ESI-MS techniques. The LUMO–HOMO band gaps, derived from DFT B3LYP/6-31G* calculations, for the azomethine ylides corresponding to each 4- ...
... Selective organic transformation under mild conditions constitutes a challenge in green chemistry, especially for alcohol oxidation, which typically requires environmentally unfriendly oxidants. Here, we report a new plasmonic catalyst of Au supported on BiOCl containing oxygen vacancies. It photocatalyzes selective benzyl alcohol oxidation with O₂ under visible light through synergistic action of ...
... Stable porous ionic liquid-water gel induced by inorganic salts was created for the first time. The porous gel was used to develop a one-step method to synthesize supported metal nanocatalysts. Au/SiO₂, Ru/SiO₂, Pd/Cu(2-pymo)₂ metal–organic framework (Cu-MOF), and Au/polyacrylamide (PAM) were synthesized, in which the supports had hierarchical meso- and macropores, the size of the metal nanocataly ...
... Toluene oxidation on three ceria catalysts, CeO₂, VOₓ/CeO₂ and Au/CeO₂, was investigated by an operando Raman-online FTIR reactor cell. The reactive surface oxygen sites were preferred sites for vanadium and gold deposition. The deposited vanadium existed as V⁵⁺, while most of the gold was in Au⁺ state and roughly a third of ceria was in the reduced Ce³⁺ state. The Au/CeO₂ and CeO₂ catalysts (T₅₀∗ ...
... Exploiting photocatalysts with improved properties for solar-driven chemical reactions is of great significance in developing green chemistry. Here, a series of Au/CeO2 hybrid nanofibers with different Au loadings have been fabricated by a simple method of electrospinning followed by calcination in air. The particle size and plasmonic absorption of Au nanoparticles (NPs) loaded in the nanofibers w ...
... Ultrathin semiconductor nanosheets decorated with metallic nanoparticles (NPs) are promising in photocatalysis due to the multi-component interactions. The materials with a series of monometallic Pd and bimetallic Au-Pd NPs anchored on Bi₂WO₆ ultrathin nanosheets were synthesized and developed as photocatalysts for selective oxidation of aromatic alcohols to aromatic aldehyde. By optimizing the me ...
... Au–CeO₂ catalysts are prepared from amorphous Ce–Al alloys by the dealloying method, and their catalytic performances are examined in the oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde using O₂ as an oxidant. The catalytic activity of the Au–CeO₂ catalysts is improved using an amorphous alloy as a precursor, and further improved activity is attained by directly alloying Au with Ce–Al rather than by d ...
... Gold nanoparticles have shown excellent catalytic properties in selective oxidation of alcohols in the presence of base; however, the influence of the nature and concentration of the base on gold catalyst activity and selectivity is not completely understood. We here present a study of the effect of using weak and strong bases on the conversion and selectivity of PVA-stabilized gold nanoparticles ...
... Colloidal Au–Ag alloy nanoparticles with various Ag/Au molar ratios were first prepared by a co-reduction method in P123 aqueous solution and characterized by UV–vis, TEM, and XPS. The prepared Au–Ag alloy nanoparticles were substantially stable and had comparable particle sizes (3–4nm) for aerobic oxidation kinetics of benzyl alcohol. The addition of Ag not only significantly enhanced the reactio ...
... Olefin selective oxidation is one of the most important reactions in the modern chemical industry. In this work, we systematically studied the reaction mechanism of styrene selective oxidation to benzaldehyde, styrene epoxide, and phenyl acetaldehyde on various model O atom preadsorbed gas-phase gold clusters AuNq (N = 16, 28, 34, 55; q = 0, ±1) and flat Au(111) surfaces by means of density functi ...
Lewis bases; benzaldehyde; bismuth oxide; cathodes; density functional theory; gold; hydrogenation; ligands; models; new family; phosphine; phosphorus; photocatalysis; photosensitivity; semiconductors
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... Ligands in ligand-protected metal clusters play a crucial role, not only because of their interaction with the metal core, but also because of the functionality they provide to the cluster. Here, we report the utilization of secondary phosphine oxide (SPO), as a new family of functional ligands, for the preparation of an undecagold cluster Au11-SPO. Different from the commonly used phosphine ligan ...
... The gas-phase hydrogenation of benzoic acid was studied over Au supported on CeO2 and Ce0.62Zr0.38O2 (CZ). HAADF-STEM has established formation of nanoscale (mean=1.5–2nm) Au particles, which is consistent with CO adsorption measurements. Incorporation of Au facilitated partial support reduction during TPR to 573K where the presence of Zr increased oxygen mobility, resulting in a greater degree of ...
... Skeletal (nanoporous) gold catalysts were prepared from Au–Zr amorphous alloys by immersion in HF solution to extract Zr moieties. The catalytic performance of the skeletal Au catalyst for the oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde was examined using O₂ as an oxidant. The amount of benzaldehyde formed over skeletal Au treated with HF solution for 1 h was the highest among the prepared samples ...
... A detailed investigation on the production of chlorine-free benzaldehyde in the solvent-free oxidation of benzyl alcohol by O₂ over nano-gold supported on U₃O₈ has been carried out. Influence of different catalyst parameters (different methods of gold deposition on U₃O₈, gold loading and particle size, and catalyst calcination temperature) and reaction conditions (reaction period and temperature) ...
... We present the self-assembly synthesis of core–shell structure Au/CeO₂ composites with different Au loadings through a spontaneous chemical redox approach at an ambient temperature utilizing HAuCl₄ and Ce(NO₃)₃ as reaction substrates in an alkaline environment. The results demonstrate that the as-synthesized Au/CeO₂ composites exhibit spherical shape morphologies with porous structures, composed o ...
activation energy; benzaldehyde; benzyl alcohol; carbon-hydrogen bond activation; catalytic activity; chemical bonding; cleavage (chemistry); gold; hydrogenation; solvents; titanium dioxide
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... The ability of subnanometer sized Au-clusters to activate small molecule is well-known. Nevertheless, typical experimental situations involve loading of the bare Auₙ (n < 10) on oxide surfaces. Recent plethora of literature indicate that supported gold clusters are extremely potent in catalyzing molecular transformation. In this work, we examine the role of the supporting substrate namely TiO₂(110 ...
... The ultrathin BiVO4 nanoflakes decorated with Pd and AuPd nanoparticles (NPs) were respectively synthesized and optimized for the enhanced photocatalysis towards selective oxidation of aromatic alcohols. The monometallic Pd(x)-BiVO4 samples presented hump-like variation in the photocatalytic activity with increasing Pd amount (x) from 0 to 2.0 wt%. Subsequently, coupling Au with Pd on BiVO4 nanofl ...
Jana Juan-Alcañiz; Jesús Ferrando-Soria; Ignacio Luz; Pablo Serra-Crespo; Emmanuel Skupien; Vera P. Santos; Emilio Pardo; Francesc X. Llabrés i Xamena; Freek Kapteijn; Jorge Gascon
... A new consecutive post-functionalization method has been developed for the inclusion of additional metal functionalities in Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) through oxamate as chelating agent. This may result in catalytic centers of metal–organic complexes or in controlled formation of metal nanoparticles, demonstrated for Cu, Pd and Au, in the highly stable MIL-101(Cr) framework. In a first post-s ...