Direct aerobic oxidation of alcohols into esters catalyzed by carbon nanotube–gold nanohybrids

Elumalai Gopi (1) , Edmond Gravel (1) , Eric Doris (1)

1 SCBM - Service de Chimie Bio-Organique et de Marquage

Gold nanoparticles supported on carbon nanotubes were shown to efficiently catalyze the oxidation of alcohols to methyl esters under mild and selective reaction conditions. The reaction works with low catalyst loadings and the nanohybrid could be readily recycled and reused.

Domains: Chemical Sciences; Chemical Sciences; Catalysis

Elumalai Gopi, Edmond Gravel, Eric Doris. Direct aerobic oxidation of alcohols into esters catalyzed by carbon nanotube–gold nanohybrids. Nanoscale Advances, 2019, 1 (3), pp.1181-1185. ⟨10.1039/c8na00192h⟩. ⟨cea-02075844⟩