Aerobic oxidation of cyclohexane catalyzed by size-controlled au clusters on hydroxyapatite: Size effect in the sub-2 nm regime

Yongmei Liu, Hironori Tsunoyama, Tomoki Akita, Songhai Xie, Tatsuya Tsukuda

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Abstract

In this work, we synthesized gold clusters, Aun (n = 10, 18, 25, 39), with atomically controlled sizes on hydroxyapatite (HAP) and studied the catalysis for aerobic oxidation of cyclohexane. These Aun/HAP catalysts could efficiently oxidize cyclohexane to cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone. The turnover frequency monotonically increased with an increase in the size, reaching values as high as 18 500 h-1 Au atom -1 at n = 39, and thereafter decreased with a further increase in n up to n ∼ 85. This finding provides a fundamental insight into size-specific catalysis of gold in the cluster regime (diameter < 2 nm) and a guiding principle for rational design of Au cluster-based catalysts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2-6
Number of pages5
JournalACS Catalysis
Volume1
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011 Jan 7
Externally publishedYes

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Durapatite
Cyclohexane
Hydroxyapatite
Gold
Catalysis
Cyclohexanols
Oxidation
Catalysts
Atoms
cyclohexanone

Keywords

  • aerobic oxidation
  • Au clusters
  • hydroxiapatite
  • size effect

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  • Catalysis

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Aerobic oxidation of cyclohexane catalyzed by size-controlled au clusters on hydroxyapatite : Size effect in the sub-2 nm regime. / Liu, Yongmei; Tsunoyama, Hironori; Akita, Tomoki; Xie, Songhai; Tsukuda, Tatsuya.

In: ACS Catalysis, Vol. 1, No. 1, 07.01.2011, p. 2-6.

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Liu, Y, Tsunoyama, H, Akita, T, Xie, S & Tsukuda, T 2011, 'Aerobic oxidation of cyclohexane catalyzed by size-controlled au clusters on hydroxyapatite: Size effect in the sub-2 nm regime', ACS Catalysis, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 2-6. https://doi.org/10.1021/cs100043j
Liu Y, Tsunoyama H, Akita T, Xie S, Tsukuda T. Aerobic oxidation of cyclohexane catalyzed by size-controlled au clusters on hydroxyapatite: Size effect in the sub-2 nm regime. ACS Catalysis. 2011 Jan 7;1(1):2-6. https://doi.org/10.1021/cs100043j
Liu, Yongmei ; Tsunoyama, Hironori ; Akita, Tomoki ; Xie, Songhai ; Tsukuda, Tatsuya. / Aerobic oxidation of cyclohexane catalyzed by size-controlled au clusters on hydroxyapatite : Size effect in the sub-2 nm regime. In: ACS Catalysis. 2011 ; Vol. 1, No. 1. pp. 2-6.
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