Synthesis of Subnanometer‐Sized Gold Clusters by a Simple Milling‐Mediated Solid Reduction Method.

An effective solvent‐free method based on a solid‐reduction process was developed to fabricate ultrafine gold catalysts. By this method we revealed a strong size‐dependent activity of Au species in which subnanometer‐sized clusters exhibited the best activity in the hydrogenation of CO₂ to formate, with a turnover number of up to 9278 over 7 h at 90 °C. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]