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Chemical Communications

Selective conversion of glycerol to lactic acid with iron pincer precatalysts†

Liam S. Sharninghausen,a   Brandon Q. Mercado,a   Robert H. Crabtree*a  and  Nilay Hazari*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
E-mail: robert.crabtree@yale.edu, nilay.hazari@yale.edu

Abstract

A family of iron complexes of PNP pincer ligands are active catalysts for the conversion of glycerol to lactic acid with high activity and selectivity. These complexes also catalyse transfer hydrogenation reactions using glycerol as the hydrogen source.

Graphical abstract: Selective conversion of glycerol to lactic acid with iron pincer precatalysts

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC06857F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 Aug 2015
Accepted
17 Sep 2015
First published
18 Sep 2015

Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 16201-16204

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Selective conversion of glycerol to lactic acid with iron pincer precatalysts

L. S. Sharninghausen, B. Q. Mercado, R. H. Crabtree and N. Hazari, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 16201 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC06857F

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