The field of gold catalysis has been a lively area of research for the past two decades and gold catalysts are now an established ‘best choice’ for many oxidation reactions. Most well known for its performance in selective and preferential oxidation reactions, gold has more recently found potential in selective hydrogenation reactions. In this work the recent developments using gold and gold-promoted catalysts for selective hydrogenation reactions are reviewed: the use for chemoselective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and, in particular, the excellent selectivity exhibited for the selective partial hydrogenation of alkyne, alkadiene and alkene C2–C6 hydrocarbon streams.

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金催化剂在选择性加氢反应中的应用综述 Lynsey McEwana

在过去的二十年中，金催化领域一直是一个活跃的研究领域，现在金催化剂已成为许多氧化反应的“最佳选择”。金以其在选择性和优先氧化反应中的性能而闻名，最近发现了在选择性氢化反应中的潜力。在这项工作中，回顾了使用金和金促进的催化剂进行选择性加氢反应的最新进展：用于 α,β-不饱和醛的化学选择性加氢，特别是对炔烃、二烯的选择性部分加氢表现出的优异选择性和烯烃 C2-C6 烃流。