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. 2009;48(23):4206-9.
doi: 10.1002/anie.200805404.

Selectivity control in gold-mediated esterification of methanol

Bingjun Xu  1 , Xiaoying Liu, Jan Haubrich, Robert J Madix, Cynthia M Friend
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Selectivity control in gold-mediated esterification of methanol

Bingjun Xu et al. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2009.

Abstract

The Midas touch: The low-temperature transformation of methanol to methyl formate, formaldehyde, and formic acid is promoted by atomic oxygen adsorbed on metallic gold (see picture). The reactions occur with O-containing Au nanoparticles formed on Au(111) upon oxidation with ozone at 200 K; the facile esterification to methyl formate occurs well below room temperature.

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