title: Remarkable catalytic property of nanoporous gold on activation of diborons for direct diboration of alkynes.
abstract: A novel catalytic property of nanoporous gold for activation of bis(pinacolato)diboron has been reported that allows the direct diboration of alkynes to proceed sufficiently in a heterogeneous process. The experimental results revealed that the nanoporous gold catalyst is able to cleave the B-B bond of bis(pinacolato)diboron without using any additives.
authors.affiliation: WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University , Sendai 980-8577, Japan , and State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116012, China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Asao
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Tienan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jin