Issue 5, 2012
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Green Chemistry

Exploring the ruthenium catalysed synthesis of γ-valerolactone in alcohols and utilisation of mild solvent-free reaction conditions†

Mohammad G. Al-Shaal,a   William R. H. Wrighta  and  Regina Palkovits*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH, Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, Aachen, Germany
E-mail: palkovits@itmc.rwth-aachen.de

Abstract

Levulinic acid and alkyl-levulinates have been hydrogenated using a range of supported catalysts. The different reaction outcomes obtained in alternate solvents have been rationalized and the influence of varying catalyst supports examined. A range of solvent free conditions have been investigated with complete LA conversion obtained at temperatures as low as 25 °C.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2GC16631C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Dec 2011
Accepted
16 Feb 2012
First published
09 Mar 2012

Green Chem., 2012,14, 1260-1263

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Exploring the ruthenium catalysed synthesis of γ-valerolactone in alcohols and utilisation of mild solvent-free reaction conditions

M. G. Al-Shaal, W. R. H. Wright and R. Palkovits, Green Chem., 2012, 14, 1260 DOI: 10.1039/C2GC16631C

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