“…152 In the case of the homogeneous 12x C16NH 2 Pd and PdAg NP catalysts, the selectivity to the alcohol was 60% which is lower than that of the commercial hydrogenation catalysts with high surface area, such as Pd/C 130,139 and Pd/Al 2 O 3 (~75%). 136,152 However, these NP catalysts exhibited higher activity (TOF = 700-1000), with C16NH 2 Pd 91 Ag 9 NPs being the best, compared to the activity of other homogeneous systems previously investigated including Pd and Pt NPs stabilized by dendrimers 30,123 and alkanethiolate monolayers (TOF < 500). 38,[130][131][132][133] Other studies have reported TOF >> 1000 when hollow polystyrene nanospheres 135 and collagen fiber 136 coated with Pd NPs were used to catalyze the hydrogenation of allyl alcohol.…”