1. Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Voutes 71003, Iraklion (Greece);2. Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica, CSIC‐UPV Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia (Spain)
Abstract:
ReacTiO 2 ns for rings : Gold nanoparticles supported on TiO2 are used as a novel heterogeneous catalyst for the isomerization of epoxides to allylic alcohols by a concerted mechanism (see scheme). The reaction proceeds in high yields and the product selectivity is often remarkable.
