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Table 2 Oxidation recycles of two alcohol substrates with H2O2 over SiliaCat Au

From: Sol–gel encapsulation of Au nanoparticles in hybrid silica improves gold oxidation catalysis

Entry

Substrate

Au (mol%)

H2O2 (eq.)

Yield

Recycle

1

4-methoxybenzyl alcohol

1.0

3.2

80 % (aldehyde)

6 % (acid)

1

2

4-methoxybenzyl alcohol

1.0

3.2

68.6 % (aldehyde)

10.4 % (acid)

2

3

4-methoxybenzyl alcohol

1.0

3.2

62.5 % (aldehyde)

13.2 % (acid)

3

4

1-phenylethanol

0.5

1.5

69.5 % (ketone only)

1

5

1-phenylethanol

0.5

1.5

70.3 % (ketone only)

2

6

1-phenylethanol

0.5

1.5

68.4 % (ketone only)

3

  1. Reaction conditions: 10 mmol substrate, 10 mL H2O, 90 °C, 5 % H2O2 added dropwise; substrate:H2O2:Au = 100:150:1. The catalyst amount was determined following ICP-MS analysis of the Au load in the catalyst