Issue 4, 2012
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Green Chemistry

Tunable copper-catalyzed chemoselective hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived γ-valerolactone into 1,4-pentanediol or 2-methyltetrahydrofuran†

Xian-Long Du,a   Qing-Yuan Bi,a   Yong-Mei Liu,a   Yong Cao,*a   He-Yong Hea  and  Kang-Nian Fana  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
E-mail: yongcao@fudan.edu.cn
Fax: (+86-21) 65643774

Abstract

Direct conversion of γ-valerolactone, which is one of the most significant cellulose-derived compounds, into 1,4-pentanediol was carried out by chemoselective hydrogenolysis catalyzed by a simple yet versatile copper–zirconia catalyst. Depending on the reaction conditions, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran could also be obtained in excellent yields.

Graphical abstract: Tunable copper-catalyzed chemoselective hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived γ-valerolactone into 1,4-pentanediol or 2-methyltetrahydrofuran

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2GC16599F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Dec 2011
Accepted
10 Feb 2012
First published
07 Mar 2012

Green Chem., 2012,14, 935-939

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Tunable copper-catalyzed chemoselective hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived γ-valerolactone into 1,4-pentanediol or 2-methyltetrahydrofuran

X. Du, Q. Bi, Y. Liu, Y. Cao, H. He and K. Fan, Green Chem., 2012, 14, 935 DOI: 10.1039/C2GC16599F

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