Gold??Nanoparticle??Based Catalysts for the Oxidative Esterification of 1, 4??Butanediol into Dimethyl Succinate

…, PJ Miedziak, Q He, DW Knight, JK Edwards…

Index: Brett, Gemma L.; Miedziak, Peter J.; He, Qian; Knight, David W.; Edwards, Jennifer K.; Taylor, Stuart H.; Kiely, Christopher J.; Hutchings, Graham J. ChemSusChem, 2013 , vol. 6, # 10 p. 1952 - 1958

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Abstract

Abstract The oxidation of 1, 4-butanediol and butyrolactone have been investigated by using supported gold, palladium and gold–palladium nanoparticles. The products of such reactions are valuable chemical intermediates and, for example, can present a viable pathway for the sustainable production of polymers. If both gold and palladium were present, a significant synergistic effect on the selective formation of dimethyl succinate was ...