Ga–Al Mixed‐Oxide‐Supported Gold Nanoparticles with Enhanced Activity for Aerobic Alcohol Oxidation

Abstract

Toward greener organic synthesis: A high activity for the aerobic oxidation of alcohols is achieved under base-free and ambient conditions by using gold catalysts supported on mesostructured γ-Ga2O3/Al2O3 solid solutions (see picture). The enhanced activity is attributed to the extraordinary alcohol-dehydrogenation activity of gallia-based mixed oxides. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2008/z704370_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.