An efficient and high-yielding solid phase synthesis of a small library of imidazolidin-2-ones and imidazol-2-ones was carried out employing a high chemo- and regioselective gold-catalyzed cycloisomerization as a key step. ...

The gold-catalyzed intermolecular hydroalkylation of olefins with β-ketoesters represents a conceptually attractive and useful synthetic tool; however, it has been scarcely applied, remaining a challenge for chemists. The ...

The steps of the CO oxidation reaction on a Au/CeO2 catalyst was quantitatively investigated using a novel DRIFT cell/micro-reactor. The design and characterization of this DRIFT cell/micro-reactor, coupled with mass ...

Nanocomposed films constituted by gold nanoparticles immobilized onto polyelectrolytes were obtained and studied. To obtain the films, amino terminated silicon wafer surfaces were put in contact with aqueous solution of ...

Gold nanoparticles (NP) trapped in the mesopores of mixed zirconia-ceria thin films are prepared in a straightforward and reproducible way. The films exhibit enhanced stability and excellent catalytic activity in nitro-group ...

It is well known that gold nanoparticles supported on metal oxides are active in various reactions of environmental importance.1 Particularly, supported Au nanoparticles is well known as very efficient catalysts for CO ...

Strong and reversible modification of the chemical properties of supported Au nanoparticles caused by alternating oxidizing (a and c) and reducing (b) pretreatment of Au/CeO2-ZrO2 catalysts were revealed by a methodology ...

Ablated, “pseudo-naked” gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) catalyze the cis–trans isomerization of substituted azobenzenes. para-Substitution was found to affect the rate of isomerization, suggesting the participation of AuNP-mediated ...