Journal of organometallic chemistry

Hydrothermal reactions of lactic acid catalysed by group: VIII Metal complexes

B Odell, G Earlam, DJ Cole-Hamilton

Index: Odell, Barbara; Earlam, George; Cole-Hamilton, David J. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1985 , vol. 290, p. 241 - 248

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Abstract

Abstract At 220–250 C, in the presence of [PtH (PEt 3) 3]+ in aqueous solution, α- hydroxypropanoic acid (lactic acid) is converted into propanoic, propenoic, β- hydroxypropanoic, pyruvic and acetic acids. The reactions catalysed by [PtH (PEt 3) 3]+ appear to be double bond hydration and hydrogenation, alcohol dehydration, transfer hydrogenation, decarbonylation and the water-gas shift reaction. Propenoic acid under ...