Selective catalytic oxidation of glycerol to dihydroxyacetone

…, DM Pearson, RM Waymouth

Index: Painter, Ron M.; Pearson, David M.; Waymouth, Robert M. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2010 , vol. 49, # 49 p. 9456 - 9459

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Abstract

The increasing global demand for biodiesel has spawned an increase in the supply of glycerol.[1] Glycerol is an attractive and versatile feedstock as it is nontoxic, edible, and biodegradable, and it can be used as a building block for valueadded chemicals.[1b, 2] The development of novel, selective chemistry to provide new applications for glycerol-derived products remains a key challenge.[3] Herein, we report the chemoselective, catalytic ...