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SUBMITTER: Durndell LJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4371104 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Durndell Lee J LJ Parlett Christopher M A CM Hondow Nicole S NS Isaacs Mark A MA Wilson Karen K Lee Adam F AF
Scientific reports 20150324
Chemoselectivity is a cornerstone of catalysis, permitting the targeted modification of specific functional groups within complex starting materials. Here we elucidate key structural and electronic factors controlling the liquid phase hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde and related benzylic aldehydes over Pt nanoparticles. Mechanistic insight from kinetic mapping reveals cinnamaldehyde hydrogenation is structure-insensitive over metallic platinum, proceeding with a common Turnover Frequency independ ...[more]