Chemistry Letters, Vol.43, No.8, 1368-1370, 2014
Formation of Gold Clusters on La-Ni Mixed Oxides and Its Catalytic Performance for Isomerization of Allylic Alcohols to Saturated Aldehydes
Au/NiO catalyzed the isomerization of allylic alcohols to afford saturated aldehydes. La-Ni mixed oxide could stabilize Au(III) and afford gold clusters smaller than 1 nm by H-2 reduction. The resulting Au clusters on La-Ni-O exhibited superior catalytic performance to Au/NiO for the isomerization of internal allylic alcohol, 2-octen-1-ol to octanal.