Li, Yan published the artcileSustainable and rapid production of biofuel γ-valerolactone from biomass-derived levulinate enabled by a fluoride-ionic liquid, Category: esters-buliding-blocks, the main research area is biofuel valerolactone biomass derived levulinate fluoride ionic liquid.
γ-Valerolactone (GVL) is a versatile biomass-derived mol. for both value-added chems. and biofuels, which is typically prepared from levulinates over metal particles or oxides in the presence of hydrogen, formic acid or alc. Herein, we reported a rapid and mild approach for cascade hydrogenation-cyclization of Et levulinate (EL) to GVL in the presence of readily available ionic liquid tetrabutylammonium fluoride ([TBA]F) and polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) as catalyst and hydrogen source, resp. After reacting at room temperature for 30 min, a high GVL yield of 85% with TOF value of 52 h-1 could be obtained over 3 mol% [TBA]F. In addition to optimizing reaction parameters, the catalytic mechanism was also elucidated for the one-pot sequential transformation of EL to GVL.
Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects published new progress about Biofuels. 539-88-8 belongs to class esters-buliding-blocks, name is Ethyl 4-oxopentanoate, and the molecular formula is C7H12O3, Category: esters-buliding-blocks.
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