Single??Step Conversion of Dimethyl Terephthalate into Cyclohexanedimethanol with Ru5PtSn, a Trimetallic Nanoparticle Catalyst

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Index: Hungria, Ana B.; Raja, Robert; Adams, Richard D.; Captain, Burjor; Thomas, John Meurig; Midgley, Paul A.; Golovko, Vladimir; Johnson, Brian F. G. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2006 , vol. 45, # 29 p. 4782 - 4785

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Abstract

As a linker molecule in the polymer industry, 1, 4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) is a highly valued and extensively used reagent.[1] It is, for example, preferred [2] over ethylene glycol as a stepping stone in the production of polyester fibers for applications involving ...