1. Highly efficient iron(III) molecular catalysts for solketal production
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Maria Elena Cucciolito, Fabio Montagnaro, Francesco Ruffo, Rossella Di Guida, Roberto Esposito, Angela D'Amora, Esposito, Roberto, Cucciolito, MARIA ELENA, D'Amora, Angela, Di Guida, Rossella, Montagnaro, Fabio, and Ruffo, Francesco
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010405 organic chemistry ,General Chemical Engineering ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Catalysis ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Fuel Technology ,chemistry ,Homogeneous ,Solketal ,Acetone ,Glycerol ,Organic chemistry ,Iron, Solketal, Glycerol, Acetone - Abstract
This communication describes extremely efficient homogeneous iron(III) catalysts for the synthesis of solketal from glycerol and acetone. The activities are the highest ever reported so far for this type of reaction, with TOFs up to 10 5 h − 1 at negligible catalyst loading.
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- 2017
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