Despite gold's reputation as an inert element, chemists have mined a rich seam of catalytic reactions that use this metal. The latest example stakes out gold's claim as a versatile catalyst.
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Nolan, S. Catalytic gold rush. Nature 445, 496–497 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/445496a
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