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Gold Nanoparticle-Catalyzed Environmentally Benign Deoxygenation of Epoxides to Alkenes

We have developed a highly efficient and green catalytic deoxygenation of epoxides to alkenes using gold nanoparticles (NPs) supported on hydrotalcite [HT: Mg(6)Al(2)CO(3)(OH)(16)] (Au/HT) with alcohols, CO/H(2)O or H(2) as the reducing reagent. Various epoxides were selectively converted to the cor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Noujima, Akifumi, Mitsudome, Takato, Mizugaki, Tomoo, Jitsukawa, Koichiro, Kaneda, Kiyotomi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6264327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21959295
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules16108209
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Sumario:We have developed a highly efficient and green catalytic deoxygenation of epoxides to alkenes using gold nanoparticles (NPs) supported on hydrotalcite [HT: Mg(6)Al(2)CO(3)(OH)(16)] (Au/HT) with alcohols, CO/H(2)O or H(2) as the reducing reagent. Various epoxides were selectively converted to the corresponding alkenes. Among the novel metal NPs on HT, Au/HT was found to exhibit outstanding catalytic activity for the deoxygenation reaction. Moreover, Au/HT can be separated from the reaction mixture and reused with retention of its catalytic activity and selectivity. The high catalytic performance of Au/HT was attributed to the selective formation of Au-hydride species by the cooperative effect between Au NPs and HT.