589-81-1Relevant articles and documents
Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Olefins Using a Nanostructured Nickel Catalyst
Klarner, Mara,Bieger, Sandra,Drechsler, Markus,Kempe, Rhett
supporting information, p. 2157 - 2161 (2021/05/21)
The selective hydrogenation of functionalized olefins is of great importance in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. Here, we report on a nanostructured nickel catalyst that enables the selective hydrogenation of purely aliphatic and functionalized olefins under mild conditions. The earth-abundant metal catalyst allows the selective hydrogenation of sterically protected olefins and further tolerates functional groups such as carbonyls, esters, ethers and nitriles. The characterization of our catalyst revealed the formation of surface oxidized metallic nickel nanoparticles stabilized by a N-doped carbon layer on the active carbon support.
Production of cellulosic gasoline: Via levulinic ester self-condensation
Li, Zheng,Otsuki, Andrew L.,Mascal, Mark
supporting information, p. 3804 - 3808 (2018/08/22)
Most biomass to biofuel processes are limited to the production of linear or minimally branched hydrocarbons. Motor gasoline, however, consists of highly branched linear and/or cyclic alkanes. This work describes the optimization of the levulinic ester self-condensation reaction and the efficient conversion of its products, which are highly branched cyclopentadienes, into a mixture of substituted cyclopentanes with high octane ratings and excellent density and flow properties.
Biobased n-Butanol Prepared from Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate: Optimization of the Reduction of n-Butyl Crotonate to n-Butanol
Schweitzer, Dirk,Mullen, Charles A.,Boateng, Akwasi A.,Snell, Kristi D.
supporting information, p. 710 - 714 (2015/07/27)
Using metabolic engineering approaches, the biopolymer poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) can be overproduced in organisms such as bacteria and plants. Thermolysis of P3HB, either in isolated form or within biomass, yields crotonic acid, a potential bioderived platform chemical. Reduction of crotonic acid provides n-butanol, which has value as a fuel and as a commodity chemical. Herein, we report optimization work on the hydrogenation of the n-butyl ester of crotonic acid to n-butanol and the potential of this chemistry to be incorporated into the production of bio-n-butanol from P3HB containing biomass.
