title: Surfactant-free nickel-silver core@shell nanoparticles in mesoporous SBA-15 for chemoselective hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate.
abstract: Surfactant-free bimetallic Ni@Ag nanoparticles in mesoporous silica, SBA-15 prepared by simple wet co-impregnation catalyse hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to methyl glycolate or ethylene glycol in high yield.
authors.affiliation: Wolfson Catalysis Centre, Department of Chemistry University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK. edman.tsang@chem.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Molly Meng-Jung
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Linmin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Jianwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Huihuang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kroner
authors.forename: Youzhu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Shik Chi Edman
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Tsang
mesh_terms: D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D010070:Oxalates / Q000737:chemistry*; D056951:Photoelectron Spectroscopy; D016062:Porosity; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010070:Oxalates; C509969:SBA-15; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D012834:Silver; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D009532:Nickel; D006859:Hydrogen