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Journal Article 
Molecular Understanding of Reactivity and Selectivity for Methanol Oxidation at the Au/TiO2 Interface 
Farnesicamellone, M; Jin, L; Marx, D; Muhler, M; Wang, Y; Zhao, J 
2013 
Yes 
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)
ISSN: 1433-7851
EISSN: 1521-3773 
52 
22 
5780-5784 
Gold catalysis: Experimental and theoretical data demonstrated consistently that the interfacial sites on a Au/TiO2 catalyst show both high reactivity and selectivity for low-temperature methanol oxidation with O2 to give formaldehyde. The microscopic mechanism of this complex reaction has been unraveled in full molecular detail (see picture, gold cluster on TiO2 surface). 
Chemistry