Supported Gold and Silver Nanoparticles for Catalytic Deoxygenation of Epoxides into Alkenes

Taking the ′O′: Supported gold and silver nanoparticles (NPs), which are well-known epoxidation catalysts, were found to have intrinsic catalytic ability for the deoxygenation of epoxides into alkenes using alcohol as a reductant (see picture). The selectivity for all the alkenes were over 99 %, and an excellent turnover number was achieved. Furthermore, these supported gold and silver nanoparticles were recyclable. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.