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Synfacts 2011(3): 0342-0342  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1259456
Polymer-Supported Synthesis
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Deoxygenation of Epoxides with Supported Gold Nanoparticles

Contributor(s): Yasuhiro Uozumi, Takao Osako
J. Ni, L. He, Y.-M. Liu, Y. Cao*, H.-Y. He, K.-N. Fan
Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. of China
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Publication Date:
16 February 2011 (online)

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Significance

Gold nanoparticles supported on TiO2 (Au/TiO2-VS, particles size: ca. 1.9 nm) catalyzed the deoxygenation of epoxides in the presence of CO and H2O to give the corresponding alkenes in 96-99% conversion with >99% selectivity (9 examples). In the deoxygenation of styrene epoxide, the catalyst was recovered by filtration and reused four times without significant loss of the catalytic activity (4th reuse: 99% conversion, >99% selectivity).