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Molecules 2011, 16(1), 149-161; doi:10.3390/molecules16010149

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Magnetically Recoverable Magnetite/Gold Catalyst Stabilized by Poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) for Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols

Hsiao Wei Chen ¹ , Arumugam Murugadoss ² , T. S. Andy Hor ^1,3  and Hidehiro Sakurai ^2,4,*

¹ Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore ² Research Center for Molecular Scale Nanoscience, Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan ³ Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 3 Research Link, S117602, Singapore ⁴ PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan

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Received: 1 December 2010; in revised form: 16 December 2010 / Accepted: 28 December 2010 / Published: 29 December 2010

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Homogeneous Catalysis)

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Abstract: Fe₃O₄:PVP/Au nanocomposite synthesized via a two-step procedure was tested as a quasi-homogenous alcohol oxidation catalyst. It was found that the nanocomposite was able to carry out aerobic oxidation of alcohols in water at room temperature. Studies show rapid magnetic recoverability and reusability characteristics.

Keywords: poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone); magnetite; gold nanoclusters; alcohol oxidation; green chemistry

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