Supported gold nanoparticles have recently been shown to possess intriguing catalytic
activity for hydrogenation reactions, particularly for selective hydrogenation reactions …

Ether derivatives have myriad applications in several areas of chemical industry and
academia. Hence, the development of more effective and sustainable protocols for their …

Pd–Au bimetallic catalysts have shown promising performance in numerous reactions that
involve hydrogen. Fundamental studies of hydrogen interactions with Pd–Au surfaces could …

An efficient synthesis of α‐oxoalkyl ketones is described. The current method is the coupling
reaction of phenyl vinyl azides and cyclic ethers under metal‐free conditions. The reaction is …

A synergistic effect between individual components is crucial for increasing the activity of
metal/metal oxide catalysts. The greatest challenge is how to control the synergistic effect to …

Historically, scientists have considered gold an inert catalyst constituent. However, in recent
decades, chemists have discovered that nanoscale gold shows exceptional activity for many …

Rapid deactivation often reduces the effectiveness of Pt-group catalysts in the low-
temperature aerobic oxidation of alcohols. Here, we report the use of thiolate self-assembled …

The reaction of secondary and tertiary benzyl alcohols activated by 2, 4, 6-trichloro-1, 3, 5-
triazine (TCT) with aldehydes in the presence of NiCl2· dmg as a precatalyst in ethylene …

Gold has been shown to exhibit promising catalytic activity, and understanding the
fundamental interactions of reactants and hydrogen atoms on a gold surface is key to …

Since the earliest times when fermentation was used to produce alcohol, catalysis has been
develo** with human civilization [1]. Many catalytic processes have carried production …