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10. Saavedra J, Doan HA, Pursell CJ, Grabow LC, Chandler BD (2014) The critical role of water
at the gold-titania interface in catalytic CO oxidation. Science 345:1599–1602. https://doi.org/
10.1126/science.1256018
11. Prati L, Rossi M (1998) Gold on carbon as a new catalyst for selective liquid phase oxidation
of diols. J Catal 176:552–560. https://doi.org/10.1006/jcat.1998.2078
12. Liu L, Corma A (2018) Metal catalysts for heterogeneous catalysis: from single atoms to
nanoclusters and nanoparticles. Chem Rev 118:4981–5079. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.
chemrev.7b00776
13. Sharma AS, Kaur H, Shah D (2016) Selective oxidation of alcohols by supported gold
nanoparticles: recent advances. RSC Adv 6:28688–28727. https://doi.org/10.1039/
c5ra25646a
14. Castro PR, Garcia AS, de Abreu WC, de Sousa AA, de Moura VR, Costa CS, de Moura EM
(2018) Aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohol on a strontium-based gold material: remarkable
intrinsic basicity and reusable catalyst. Catalysts 8:83. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8020083
15. Hui Y, Zhang S, Wang W (2019) Recent progress in catalytic oxidative transformations of
alcohols by supported gold nanoparticles. Adv Synth Catal 361(10):2215–2235. https://doi.
org/10.1002/adsc.201801595
16. Bianchi C, Porta F, Prati L, Rossi M (2000) Selective liquid phase oxidation using gold
catalysts. Top Catal 13:231–236. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009065812889
17. Abad A, Almela C, Corma A, García H (2006) Efficient chemoselective alcohol oxidation
using oxygen as oxidant. Superior performance of gold over palladium catalysts. Tetrahedron
62:6666–6672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2006.01.118
18. Abad A, Almela C, Corma A, García H (2006) Unique gold chemoselectivity for the aerobic
oxidation of allylic alcohols. Chem Commun 30:3178–3180. https://doi.org/10.1039/
b606257a
19. Milone C, Ingoglia R, Neri G, Pistone A, Galvagno S (2001) Gold catalysts for the liquid
phase oxidation of o-hydroxybenzyl alcohol. Appl Catal A Gen 211:251–257. https://doi.org/
10.1016/S0926-860X(00)00875-9
20. Huang J, Dai WL, Fan K (2008) Support effect of new Au/FeO x catalysts in the oxidative
dehydrogenation of α,ω-diols to lactones. J Phys Chem C 112:16110–16117. https://doi.org/
10.1021/jp8043913
21. Huang J, Dai WL, Fan K (2009) Remarkable support crystal phase effect in Au/FeO x catalyzed
oxidation of 1,4-butanediol to γ-butyrolactone. J Catal 266:228–235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
jcat.2009.06.011
22. Wang LC, Liu YM, Chen M, Cao Y, He HY, Fan KN (2008) MnO 2 nanorod supported gold
nanoparticles with enhanced activity for solvent-free aerobic alcohol oxidation. J Phys Chem
C 112:6981–6987. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp711333t
23. Wang LC, He L, Liu Q, Liu YM, Chen M, Cao Y, He HY, Fan KN (2008) Solvent-free
selective oxidation of alcohols by molecular oxygen over gold nanoparticles supported on
β-MnO 2 nanorods. Appl Catal A Gen 344:150–157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2008.04.
013
24. Alhumaimess M, Lin Z, He Q, Lu L, Dimitratos N, Dummer NF, Conte M, Taylor SH, Bartley
JK, Kiely CJ, Hutchings GJ (2014) Oxidation of benzyl alcohol and carbon monoxide using
gold nanoparticles supported on MnO 2 nanowire microspheres. Chem Eur J 20:1701–1710.
https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201303355
25. Wang H, Fan W, He Y, Wang J, Kondo JN, Tatsumi T (2013) Selective oxidation of alcohols
to aldehydes/ketones over copper oxide-supported gold catalysts. J Catal 299:10–19. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2012.11.018
26. Abad A, Concepción P, Corma A, García H (2005) A collaborative effect between gold and a
support induces the selective oxidation of alcohols. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 44:4066–4069.
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200500382
Gold Nanoparticles for Oxidation Reactions: Critical Role of Supports and Au. . .
39
Catal Lett 144:1475–1486. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-014-1325-2
10. Saavedra J, Doan HA, Pursell CJ, Grabow LC, Chandler BD (2014) The critical role of water
at the gold-titania interface in catalytic CO oxidation. Science 345:1599–1602. https://doi.org/
10.1126/science.1256018
11. Prati L, Rossi M (1998) Gold on carbon as a new catalyst for selective liquid phase oxidation
of diols. J Catal 176:552–560. https://doi.org/10.1006/jcat.1998.2078
12. Liu L, Corma A (2018) Metal catalysts for heterogeneous catalysis: from single atoms to
nanoclusters and nanoparticles. Chem Rev 118:4981–5079. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.
chemrev.7b00776
13. Sharma AS, Kaur H, Shah D (2016) Selective oxidation of alcohols by supported gold
nanoparticles: recent advances. RSC Adv 6:28688–28727. https://doi.org/10.1039/
c5ra25646a
14. Castro PR, Garcia AS, de Abreu WC, de Sousa AA, de Moura VR, Costa CS, de Moura EM
(2018) Aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohol on a strontium-based gold material: remarkable
intrinsic basicity and reusable catalyst. Catalysts 8:83. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8020083
15. Hui Y, Zhang S, Wang W (2019) Recent progress in catalytic oxidative transformations of
alcohols by supported gold nanoparticles. Adv Synth Catal 361(10):2215–2235. https://doi.
org/10.1002/adsc.201801595
16. Bianchi C, Porta F, Prati L, Rossi M (2000) Selective liquid phase oxidation using gold
catalysts. Top Catal 13:231–236. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009065812889
17. Abad A, Almela C, Corma A, García H (2006) Efficient chemoselective alcohol oxidation
using oxygen as oxidant. Superior performance of gold over palladium catalysts. Tetrahedron
62:6666–6672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2006.01.118
18. Abad A, Almela C, Corma A, García H (2006) Unique gold chemoselectivity for the aerobic
oxidation of allylic alcohols. Chem Commun 30:3178–3180. https://doi.org/10.1039/
b606257a
19. Milone C, Ingoglia R, Neri G, Pistone A, Galvagno S (2001) Gold catalysts for the liquid
phase oxidation of o-hydroxybenzyl alcohol. Appl Catal A Gen 211:251–257. https://doi.org/
10.1016/S0926-860X(00)00875-9
20. Huang J, Dai WL, Fan K (2008) Support effect of new Au/FeO x catalysts in the oxidative
dehydrogenation of α,ω-diols to lactones. J Phys Chem C 112:16110–16117. https://doi.org/
10.1021/jp8043913
21. Huang J, Dai WL, Fan K (2009) Remarkable support crystal phase effect in Au/FeO x catalyzed
oxidation of 1,4-butanediol to γ-butyrolactone. J Catal 266:228–235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
jcat.2009.06.011
22. Wang LC, Liu YM, Chen M, Cao Y, He HY, Fan KN (2008) MnO 2 nanorod supported gold
nanoparticles with enhanced activity for solvent-free aerobic alcohol oxidation. J Phys Chem
C 112:6981–6987. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp711333t
23. Wang LC, He L, Liu Q, Liu YM, Chen M, Cao Y, He HY, Fan KN (2008) Solvent-free
selective oxidation of alcohols by molecular oxygen over gold nanoparticles supported on
β-MnO 2 nanorods. Appl Catal A Gen 344:150–157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2008.04.
013
24. Alhumaimess M, Lin Z, He Q, Lu L, Dimitratos N, Dummer NF, Conte M, Taylor SH, Bartley
JK, Kiely CJ, Hutchings GJ (2014) Oxidation of benzyl alcohol and carbon monoxide using
gold nanoparticles supported on MnO 2 nanowire microspheres. Chem Eur J 20:1701–1710.
https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201303355
25. Wang H, Fan W, He Y, Wang J, Kondo JN, Tatsumi T (2013) Selective oxidation of alcohols
to aldehydes/ketones over copper oxide-supported gold catalysts. J Catal 299:10–19. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2012.11.018
26. Abad A, Concepción P, Corma A, García H (2005) A collaborative effect between gold and a
support induces the selective oxidation of alcohols. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 44:4066–4069.
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200500382
Gold Nanoparticles for Oxidation Reactions: Critical Role of Supports and Au. . .
39