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Methanol oxidation

Golden generation

Nature Chemistry (2009)Cite this article

Important mechanistic features of the oxidation of methanol over gold have been determined, resulting in a strategy to improve product selectivity

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  1. Xu, B., Liu, X., Haubrich, J., Madix, R.J. & Friend, C.M. Selectivity control in gold-mediated esterification of methanol. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 10.1002/anie.200805404 (2009).

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Armstrong, G. Golden generation. Nature Chem (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.169

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