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Synthesis and Catalytic Performance of Gold Intercalated in the Walls of Mesoporous Silica
Published on: July 9, 2015
Inorganic-organic heteropolyacid-gold(I) hybrids: structures and catalytic applications
Damien Hueber1, Marie Hoffmann, Benoît Louis
1Laboratoire de Synthèse, Réactivité Organiques & Catalyse, Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg, associé au CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, 67070 Strasbourg (France), Fax: (+33) 368851517.
Abstract:
Gold(I)-polyoxometalate hybrid complexes 1-4 ([PPh3AuMeCN]xH4-x SiW12O40, x=1-4) were synthesized and characterized. The structure of the primary gold(I)-polyoxometalate 1 (x=1) was fully ascertained by XRD, FTIR, (31)P and (29)Si magic-angle spinning (MAS) NMR, mass spectroscopy, and SEM-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) techniques. Moreover, this complex exhibited better catalytic activity and selectivity compared with standard, homogeneous, gold catalysts in the new rearrangement of propargylic gem-diesters.
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