Carbon-carbon bond formations and deoxygenation reactions are important for biomass up-grading. The classical ketonic decarboxylation of carboxylic acids provides symmetrical ketones with 2n+1 carbon atoms and eliminates ...
Small gold clusters containing 3-6 atoms (submolar) catalyze different carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bond-forming reactions. They can be formed in situ from gold salts, complexes and nanoparticles under acidic ...