Liu, Shijun published the artcileMultifunctional Ce/ZrSi Catalyst Synergistically Converting 1,4-Pentanediol Derived from Levulinic Acids to Renewable Pentadiene, Computed Properties of 539-88-8, the main research area is ceria zirconium catalyst synergism levulinic acid hydrogenation pentanediol pentadiene.
Here, an innovative approach to produce renewable pentadiene is described: converting levulinic acids to 1,4-pentanediol, followed by dehydration to pentadiene affording 77.5% yield over a multifunctional Ce/ZrSi catalyst. Impressively, a synergistic effect between Ce and ZrSi was disclosed for the direct dehydration, and further transformation was relatively stimulated from the undesirable product 2-methyltetrahydrofuran toward pentadiene. Moreover, the direct dehydration took priority over the pentadiene synthesis among the two reaction pathways.
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering published new progress about Green chemistry. 539-88-8 belongs to class esters-buliding-blocks, name is Ethyl 4-oxopentanoate, and the molecular formula is C7H12O3, Computed Properties of 539-88-8.
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