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Catalytic transfer hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone over a bifunctional tin catalyst
Xu, Shaodan,Yu, Deqing,Ye, Tao,Tian, Panpan
, p. 1026 - 1031 (2017/01/13)
The conversion of biomass-derived levulinic acid (LA) to γ-valerolactone (GVL) is important but extremely challenging due to the use of noble metal catalysts and high-pressure gaseous hydrogen. Here we describe the transfer hydrogenation of LA to GVL using 2-propanol as hydrogen donor over a Sn modified silica catalyst (SnO2/SBA-15) which gives high LA conversion (85.1%) and GVL selectivity (95.2%). Key to this success is employing a simply synthesized Sn-modified silica catalyst (SnO2/SBA-15) with both Lewis and Br?nsted acidity, which could synergistically catalyze the tandem steps of hydrogen transfer and esterification, leading to successful transformation of LA to GVL.
Structure-function correlation in lipase catalysed esterification reactions of short and medium carbon chain length alcohols and acids
Divakar, Soundar
, p. 1919 - 1922 (2007/10/03)
An attempt has been made to correlate the carbon chain lengths of acids and alcohols to the extent of esterification in the Rhizomucor miehei lipase catalyzed esterification reactions involving acids of carbon chain length C2-C5 and alcohols of carbon chain length C1-C8.
