Dowson, George R. M., Haddow, Mairi F., Lee, Jason, Wingad, Richard L. and Wass, Duncan F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0356-7067 2013. Catalytic conversion of ethanol into an advanced biofuel: Unprecedented selectivity for n-butanol. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 52 (34) , pp. 9005-9008. 10.1002/anie.201303723 |
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201303723
Abstract
Taming the beast: Unprecedented selectivity of over 94 % at good (20 %+) conversion was observed for the upgrade of ethanol to the advanced biofuel 1‐butanol with a ruthenium diphosphine catalyst (see picture; P orange, Ru blue). Preliminary mechanistic studies indicate that control over the notoriously uncontrolled acetaldehyde aldol condensation is critical for the high selectivity, and evidence was found for an on‐metal condensation step.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Chemistry Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI) |
Publisher: | Wiley |
ISSN: | 1433-7851 |
Last Modified: | 07 Nov 2022 09:20 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/128776 |
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