Issue 15, 2003
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Chemical Communications

Observation of high enantioselectivity for the gas phase hydrogenation of methyl pyruvate using supported Pt catalysts pre-modified with cinchonidine†

Matthias von Arx,ab   Nicholas Dummer,a   David J. Willock,a   Stuart H. Taylor,a   Richard P. K. Wells,c   Peter B. Wellsa  and  Graham J. Hutchings*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, Cardiff University, PO Box 912, Cardiff, UK
E-mail: hutch@cf.ac.uk

b University of Basel, Institut für Physik, Klingelbergstrasse 82, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland

c Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK

Abstract

Pt supported on α-Al2O3, γ-Al2O3 and SiO2 pre-modified with cinchonidine gives over 50% ee in the hydrogenation of methyl pyruvate to methyl lactate using gas phase reactants at 40 °C giving the first clear observation of high enantioselection at the gas/solid interface.

Graphical abstract: Observation of high enantioselectivity for the gas phase hydrogenation of methyl pyruvate using supported Pt catalysts pre-modified with cinchonidine

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B304976K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
02 May 2003
Accepted
27 May 2003
First published
27 Jun 2003

Chem. Commun., 2003, 1926-1927

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Observation of high enantioselectivity for the gas phase hydrogenation of methyl pyruvate using supported Pt catalysts pre-modified with cinchonidine

M. von Arx, N. Dummer, D. J. Willock, S. H. Taylor, R. P. K. Wells, P. B. Wells and G. J. Hutchings, Chem. Commun., 2003, 1926 DOI: 10.1039/B304976K

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