Reaction-Driven Surface Restructuring and Selectivity Control in Allylic Alcohol Catalytic Aerobic Oxidation over Pd

Abstract
Synchronous, time-resolved DRIFTS/MS/XAS cycling studies of the vapor-phase selective aerobic oxidation of crotyl alcohol over nanoparticulate Pd have revealed surface oxide as the desired catalytically active phase, with dynamic, reaction-induced Pd redox processes controlling selective versus combustion pathways.