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Partial Reduction and Selective Transfer of Hydrogen Chloride on Catalytic Gold Nanoparticles
Author(s) -
OliverMeseguer Judit,
DoménechCarbó Antonio,
Boronat Mercedes,
LeyvaPérez Antonio,
Corma Avelino
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201700282
Subject(s) - vinyl chloride , chemistry , catalysis , monomer , colloidal gold , molecule , electron transfer , chloride , hydrogen chloride , hydrogen , nanoparticle , diatomic molecule , stereoselectivity , photochemistry , inorganic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , polymer , copolymer
Abstract HCl in solution accepts electron density from Au NPs and partially reduces at room temperature, as occurs with other simple diatomic molecules, such as O 2 and H 2 . The activation can be run catalytically in the presence of alkynes to give exclusively E ‐vinyl chlorides, after the regio‐ and stereoselective transfer of HCl. Based also on this method, vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) can be produced in a milder and greener way than current industrial processes.