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Inside Back Cover: Carbon Nanotube–Gold Nanohybrid Catalyzed N‐Formylation of Amines by using Aqueous Formaldehyde (ChemCatChem 8/2014)
Author(s) -
Shah Nimesh,
Gravel Edmond,
Jawale Dhanaji V.,
Doris Eric,
Namboothiri Irishi N. N.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201490051
Subject(s) - catalysis , formylation , aqueous solution , colloidal gold , carbon nanotube , formaldehyde , chemistry , chemoselectivity , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , materials science , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , engineering
Gold Finger! This cover features gold–carbon nanotube (AuCNT) nanohybrids, prepared by stabilizing gold nanoparticles on a polyanionic–polycationic bilayer assembly around CNT. These are stable, recyclable catalysts for diverse organic transformations that can be performed under ambient conditions in open air. In their Communication on p. 2201 ff., E. Doris, I. N. N. Namboothiri and co‐workers report the remarkable catalytic activity of AuCNT nanohybrids in N‐formylation of a variety of primary and secondary amines with aqueous formaldehyde in high yield, low catalyst loading and excellent chemoselectivity.