Gold Nanoparticles‐catalyzed Oxidations in Organic Chemistry

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Catalyst Preparation Size-dependent Properties of Gold Supported Particles Unsupported Particles Oxidation Mechanism Metal–Support Interaction Kinetic Data and Molecular Mechanism Gold Catalysis for Selective Oxidation Liquid Phase Oxidation of the Alcoholic Group Oxidation of Diols Oxidation of Other Polyols Glycerol Sorbitol Oxidation of Other Alcohols Oxidation of Aminoalcohols Oxidation of Aldehydes Oxidation of Glucose Oxidation to Sodium Gluconate Oxidation to Free Gluconic Acid Perspective for Gold Catalysis in Liquid Phase Oxidation Conclusions