Hydrogen transfer reduction of ketones using formic acid as a hydrogen donor under hydrothermal conditions |
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Authors: | Zheng Shen Fang-ming Jin Ya-lei Zhang Bing Wu Jiang-lin Cao |
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Institution: | (1) Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science of Hubei Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, 430074 Wuhan, China |
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Abstract: | The hydrothermal experiments with ketones and formic acid showed that the hydrogen transfer reduction of ketones can be conducted
using formic acid as a hydride donor in the presence of NaOH at 300 °C. The yield of alcohols was considerably higher at a
much lower ratio of hydrogen source to ketones than the traditional Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley (MPV) reduction, reaching 60%
for isopropanol from acetone and 70% for lactic acid from pyruvic acid. Water molecules may act as a catalyst in the hydrogen
transfer reduction of ketones under hydrothermal conditions. |
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Keywords: | Hydrogen transfer reduction Formic acid Ketone Hydrothermal reaction |
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