Hydrogen-independent reductive transformation of carbohydrate biomass into γ-valerolactone and pyrrolidone derivatives with supported gold catalysts

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2011 Aug 16;50(34):7815-9. doi: 10.1002/anie.201100102. Epub 2011 Jul 5.

Authors

Xian-Long Du¹, Lin He, She Zhao, Yong-Mei Liu, Yong Cao, He-Yong He, Kang-Nian Fan

Affiliation

¹ Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China.

PMID: 21732502
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201100102

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biomass
Carbohydrates / chemistry*
Catalysis
Gold / chemistry*
Hydrogen / chemistry*
Lactones / chemical synthesis*
Lactones / chemistry
Molecular Structure
Oxidation-Reduction
Pyrrolidinones / chemical synthesis*
Pyrrolidinones / chemistry
Stereoisomerism

Substances

Carbohydrates
Lactones
Pyrrolidinones
Gold
Hydrogen
gamma-valerolactone