Supported gold nanoparticle catalyst for the selective oxidation of silanes to silanols in water

摘要

Hydroxyapatite-supported gold nanoparticles (AuHAP) can act as highly efficient and reusable catalysts for the oxidation of diverse silanes into silanols in water; this is the first catalytic methodology for the selective synthesis of aliphatic silanols using water under organic-solvent-free conditions.rnChemical reactions using water as a solvent or a nucleophile have received considerable attention in organic synthesis from both a practical and an economic standpoint.