Table 1.

Catalytic performance of Au NWs on the oxidation of styrene.

Entry	Solvent	Conversion (%)	Selectivity (%)
1	DMF	23.2	27.9	63.3	8.8
2	1,4-dioxane	81.7	38.5	53.9	1.6
3	m-xylene	22.7	70.5	19.2	10.3
4	p-xylene	39.5	62.5	23.8	13.7
5	chlorobenzene	3.9	69.3	30.7	-
6	heptane	28.6	50.6	5.7	3.8
7	toluene	17.0	87.2	9.9	0.9

All reactions were carried out with 1.25 g styrene and examined by GC-MS.