title: Au/SiO2 as a highly active catalyst for the selective oxidation of silanes to silanols.
abstract: Au/SiO(2), which was prepared properly to have a high dispersion of gold nanoparticles, acts as an extremely active catalyst for the selective oxidation of a variety of silanes. It outperforms other reducible oxide supported gold catalysts thanks to the affinity of the silica support to the silane substrate.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, PR China.
authors.forename: Wanjun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Aiqin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiaofeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yanqiang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhang