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@article{Omoruyi:2016:10.1002/cssc.201600517,
author = {Omoruyi, U and Page, S and Hallett, J and Miller, PW},
doi = {10.1002/cssc.201600517},
journal = {Chemsuschem},
pages = {2037--2047},
title = {Homogeneous Catalyzed Reactions of Levulinic Acid: To γ-Valerolactone and Beyond},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201600517},
volume = {9},
year = {2016}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - Platform chemicals derived from lignocellulosic plant biomass are viewed as a sustainable replacement for crude oil-based feedstocks. Levulinic acid (LA) is one such biomass-derived chemical that has been widely studied for further catalytic transformation to γ-valerolactone (GVL), an important ‘green’ fuel additive, solvent, and fine chemical intermediate. Although the transformation of LA to GVL can be achieved using heterogeneous catalysis, homogeneous catalytic systems that operate under milder reactions, give higher selectivities and can be recycled continuously are attracting considerable attention. A range of new homogeneous catalysts have now been demonstrated to efficiently convert LA to GVL and to transform LA directly to other value-added chemicals such as 1,4-pentanediol (1,4-PDO) and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MTHF). This Minireview covers recent advances in the area of homogeneous catalysis for the conversion of levulinic acid and levulinic ester derivatives to GVL and chemicals beyond GVL.
AU - Omoruyi,U
AU - Page,S
AU - Hallett,J
AU - Miller,PW
DO - 10.1002/cssc.201600517
EP - 2047
PY - 2016///
SN - 1864-564X
SP - 2037
TI - Homogeneous Catalyzed Reactions of Levulinic Acid: To γ-Valerolactone and Beyond
T2 - Chemsuschem
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201600517
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/39488
VL - 9
ER -
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