title: A highly-active and poison-tolerant Pt12 sub-nanocluster catalyst for the reductive amination of aldehydes with amines.
abstract: A one-atom controlled platinum sub-nanocluster (under 1 nm) was synthesized using a phenylazomethine dendrimer template. This sub-nanocluster (SNC) catalyst exhibits a remarkable catalytic activity during reductive amination compared to the standard platinum nanoparticles of 2.2 ± 0.8 nm under mild conditions and a low catalyst loading. In addition, this catalyst has a remarkable poison-tolerance to amines without adding protic acid.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan. yamamoto@res.titech.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Takane
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imaoka
authors.forename: Yushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hongo
authors.forename: Kimihisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto