Comparison of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysts for Glucose??to??Fructose Isomerization in Aqueous Media

V Choudhary, AB Pinar, RF Lobo, DG Vlachos…

Index: Choudhary, Vinit; Pinar, Ana B.; Lobo, Raul F.; Vlachos, Dionisios G.; Sandler, Stanley I. ChemSusChem, 2013 , vol. 6, # 12 p. 2369 - 2376

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Abstract

Abstract Herein, the first comparison of the mechanisms of glucose-to-fructose isomerization in aqueous media enabled by homogeneous (CrCl 3 and AlCl 3) and heterogeneous catalysts (Sn-beta) by using isotopic-labeling studies is reported. A pronounced kinetic isotope effect (KIE) was observed if the deuterium label was at the C2 position, thus suggesting that a hydrogen shift from the C2 to C1 positions was the rate-limiting step with ...