title: Promoting gold nanocatalysts in solvent-free selective aerobic oxidation of alcohols.
abstract: A trace amount of metal carbonate, acetate or borate significantly boosts gold nanocatalysts in selective aerobic oxidation of alcohols under mild solvent-free conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA.
authors.forename: Nanfeng
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Galen D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Stucky
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry*; D000447:Aldehydes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D002254:Carbonates / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D011188:Potassium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D000447:Aldehydes; D002254:Carbonates; D006046:Gold; C037593:potassium carbonate; D011188:Potassium; D010100:Oxygen