Aerobic oxidation of aldehydes to 1,2- and 1,3-diol monoesters was catalyzed by polymer-incarcerated gold nanoclusters under ambient conditions. The esterification proceeded much faster with 1,2- and 1,3-diols and their derivatives rather than with methanol.
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