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Title: Selective Oxygen-Assisted Reactions of Alcohols and Amines Catalyzed by Metallic Gold: Paradigms for the Design of Catalytic Processes

Abstract

Metallic gold has emerged as a highly successful catalyst for selective oxygen-assisted coupling reactions of alcohols and amines to yield industrially important classes of molecules, including esters and amides. In expanding the substrate scope of this class of reactions, fundamental mechanistic principles determined for simple model systems have been used to predict new reactive pathways for other more complex molecular transformations. Given the importance of these fundamental reaction paradigms, this review aims to consolidate the understanding of oxygen-assisted coupling mechanisms on metallic gold catalysts across a broad range of reported studies, including gas-phase and liquid-phase systems. Furthermore, the review indicates areas where additional understanding is still needed, and where collaboration between the gas-phase and liquid-phase catalysis communities would be instrumental in the elucidation of detailed reaction mechanisms.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [2]
  1. Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, CT (United States)
  2. Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Integrated Mesoscale Architectures for Sustainable Catalysis (IMASC)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1388703
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0012573
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ACS Catalysis
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 7; Journal Issue: 2; Related Information: IMASC partners with Harvard University (lead); Fritz Haber Institute; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; University of Kansas; Tufts University; Journal ID: ISSN 2155-5435
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; catalysis (heterogeneous); mesostructured materials; materials and chemistry by design; synthesis (novel materials)

Citation Formats

Personick, Michelle L., Madix, Robert J., and Friend, Cynthia M. Selective Oxygen-Assisted Reactions of Alcohols and Amines Catalyzed by Metallic Gold: Paradigms for the Design of Catalytic Processes. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1021/acscatal.6b02693.
Personick, Michelle L., Madix, Robert J., & Friend, Cynthia M. Selective Oxygen-Assisted Reactions of Alcohols and Amines Catalyzed by Metallic Gold: Paradigms for the Design of Catalytic Processes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b02693
Personick, Michelle L., Madix, Robert J., and Friend, Cynthia M. Fri . "Selective Oxygen-Assisted Reactions of Alcohols and Amines Catalyzed by Metallic Gold: Paradigms for the Design of Catalytic Processes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b02693. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1388703.
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author = {Personick, Michelle L. and Madix, Robert J. and Friend, Cynthia M.},
abstractNote = {Metallic gold has emerged as a highly successful catalyst for selective oxygen-assisted coupling reactions of alcohols and amines to yield industrially important classes of molecules, including esters and amides. In expanding the substrate scope of this class of reactions, fundamental mechanistic principles determined for simple model systems have been used to predict new reactive pathways for other more complex molecular transformations. Given the importance of these fundamental reaction paradigms, this review aims to consolidate the understanding of oxygen-assisted coupling mechanisms on metallic gold catalysts across a broad range of reported studies, including gas-phase and liquid-phase systems. Furthermore, the review indicates areas where additional understanding is still needed, and where collaboration between the gas-phase and liquid-phase catalysis communities would be instrumental in the elucidation of detailed reaction mechanisms.},
doi = {10.1021/acscatal.6b02693},
journal = {ACS Catalysis},
number = 2,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Dec 30 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Fri Dec 30 00:00:00 EST 2016}
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