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Hydrogenolysis Goes Bio: From Carbohydrates and Sugar Alcohols to Platform Chemicals
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Past and present developments in hydrogenolysis reactions are highlighted, with special emphasis on the direct utilization of cellulosic feedstocks, to bridge currently available technologies and future biomass-based refinery concepts.Abstract:
In view of the diminishing oil resources and the ongoing climate change, the use of efficient and environmentally benign technologies for the utilization of renewable resources has become indispensible. Therein, hydrogenolysis reactions offer a promising possibility for future biorefinery concepts. These reactions result in the cleavage of C-C and C-O bonds by hydrogen and allow direct access to valuable platform chemicals already integrated in today's value chains. Thus, hydrogenolysis bears the potential to bridge currently available technologies and future biomass-based refinery concepts. This Review highlights past and present developments in this field, with special emphasis on the direct utilization of cellulosic feedstocks.read more
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Hydrodeoxygenation of isocyanates: snapshots of a magnesium-mediated CO bond cleavage
Yan-Yan Yang,Mathew D. Anker,Jian Fang,Mary F. Mahon,Laurent Maron,Catherine Weetman,Michael S. Hill +6 more
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Efficient Solvent-Free Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid to γ-Valerolactone by Pyrazolylphosphite and Pyrazolylphosphinite Ruthenium(II) Complexes
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WOx modified Cu/Al2O3 as a high-performance catalyst for the hydrogenolysis of glucose to 1,2-propanediol
TL;DR: In this paper, a series of Cu-WOx/Al2O3 catalysts with high activity for glucose isomerization to fructose and fructose hydrogenolysis to 1,2-PDO were designed for glucose hydrogenization.
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Scope and Mechanistic Analysis for Chemoselective Hydrogenolysis of Carbonyl Compounds Catalyzed by a Cationic Ruthenium Hydride Complex with a Tunable Phenol Ligand
TL;DR: A cationic ruthenium hydride complex with a phenol ligand with high catalytic activity for the hydrogenolysis of carbonyl compounds to yield the corresponding aliphatic products showed exceptionally high chemoselectivity toward thecarbonyl reduction over alkene hydrogenation.
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Deoxydehydration of glycerol to allyl alcohol catalyzed by rhenium derivatives
TL;DR: In this article, the deoxydehydration (DODH) of glycerol is effectively catalyzed by rhenium derivatives, either in neat glycerols or in the presence of solvents (in particular alcohols), in air or under hydrogen bubbling.
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