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Communication
Rhenium-Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenation and Deoxygenation of Biomass-Derived Polyols to Small and Useful Organics
Article first published online: 12 JUN 2012
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201200138
Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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How to Cite
Yi, J., Liu, S. and Abu-Omar, M. M. (2012), Rhenium-Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenation and Deoxygenation of Biomass-Derived Polyols to Small and Useful Organics. ChemSusChem, 5: 1401–1404. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201200138
Publication History
- Issue published online: 7 AUG 2012
- Article first published online: 12 JUN 2012
- Manuscript Revised: 21 MAR 2012
- Manuscript Received: 23 FEB 2012
Funded by
- DOE-BES. Grant Number: DE-FG-02-06ER15794
Keywords:
- biomass;
- catalysis;
- hydrodeoxygenation;
- hydrogen transfer;
- methyltrioxorhenium
Hello MTO: Efficient and environmentally responsible conversion methods are needed to deal with excess glycerol production. The catalytic conversion of glycerol to allyl alcohol under neat conditions is catalyzed by methyltrioxorhenium (MTO). The yields of volatile products and selectivity for allyl alcohol are very good. Mechanistic studies reveal transfer hydrogenation via bifunctional catalysis.