Since the discovery of catalysis by Au nanoparticles (NPs), unique catalytic features of Au
have appeared that are greatly different from those of Pd and Pt. In this Review, we aimed to …

Gold has been used for coinage, jewelry, and other arts for thousands of years due to its
stability in air. Catalytic researchers were long misled by this common sense until the …

Interest in catalysis by metal nanoparticles (NPs) is increasing dramatically, as reflected by
the large number of publications in the last five years. This field,“semi‐heterogeneous …

In the past years there has been a growing demand for solid catalysts efficient in the partial
oxidation of alcohols for the production of fine and specialty chemicals. The use of …

Metal nanoparticles have attracted much attention over the last decade owing to their unique
properties as compared to their bulk metal equivalents, including a large surface‐to‐volume …

Gold nanoclusters (ϕ= 1.3 nm) stabilized by poly (N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)(Au: PVP NCs)
readily oxidize benzylic alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes and/or carboxylic acids …

Gold has traditionally been regarded as inactive as a catalytic metal. However, the advent of
nanoparticulate gold on high surface area oxide supports has demonstrated its high catalytic …

This critical review covers the recent development of the catalytic properties of gold in the
selective oxidation of organic compounds, highlighting the exciting contribution to the art of …

This microreview deals mainly with the synthesis and the electronic and chemical properties
of gold nanoparticles. Modern synthetic routes, based on physical and on chemical …

Over the past twenty years there has been intense interest in the design and understanding
of catalysis by gold. More recently, it has been observed that alloying gold with a second …