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. 2021 Apr 13;3(11):3306–3315. doi: 10.1039/d1na00120e

Aerial oxidation reaction of 1-phenylethanol to acetophenone using the Au catalyst.

Entry Catalyst Catalyst eq.a (mol%) NMR yield (%)
1 None — 10.8
2 Au@PVP 0.1 >99
3 Polymer–Au nanocomposite 0.1 >99
4 Au@PVP 0.05 92.6
5 Polymer–Au nanocomposite 0.05 98.2
6 Au@PVP 0.02 71.4
7 Polymer–Au nanocomposite 0.02 76.9
8 Au@PVP 0.01 21.0
9 Polymer–Au nanocomposite 0.01 32.7
a

Catalyst eq. (mol%) = [catalyst]/[1-phenylethanol] × 100%.