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Aerobic Oxidation of Glucose with Gold Catalyst: Hydrogen Peroxide as Intermediate and Reagent |
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| Authors: | Massimiliano Comotti,Cristina Della Pina,Ermelinda Falletta,Michele Rossi |
| Abstract: | Careful analytical determinations show that the gold‐catalysed aerobic oxidation of glucose occurs through a two‐electrons mechanism leading to gluconate and hydrogen peroxide. This latter decomposes before reaching the critical concentration for competing with O2 in glucose oxidation. A mechanism of glucose oxidation on gold nanoparticles is presented. |
| Keywords: | catalytic oxidation glucose oxidation gold hydrogen peroxide oxygen |