Ferritin-supported palladium nanoclusters: selective catalysts for aerobic oxidations in water

Seda Kanbak‐Aksu, Mashooda Hasan, Wilfred R. Hagen, Frank Hollmann, Daniela Sordi, Roger A. Sheldon, Isabel W. C. E. Arends

Chemical Communications · 2012 · 58 citations · 40 references

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Abstract

Confinement of nanometallic Pd within the core of a hyperthermophilic ferritin cage (from Pyrococcus furiosus) is reported. The resulting nanostructured hybrid catalysts can be used for highly specific aerobic oxidation of alcohols in water.

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