title: Unsupported nanoporous gold catalyst for highly selective hydrogenation of quinolines.
abstract: For the first time, the highly efficient and regioselective hydrogenation of quinoline derivatives to 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines using unsupported nanoporous gold (AuNPore) as a catalyst and organosilane with water as a hydrogen source is reported. The AuNPore catalyst can be readily recovered and reused without any loss of catalytic activity.
authors.affiliation: WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan.
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Tienan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hon Eong
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Lu-Yang
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Ming-Wei
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Asao
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamoto