31144-13-5Relevant articles and documents
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Cyclic and Linear Acetals by the Combined Utilization of CO2, H2, and Biomass Derived Diols
Beydoun, Kassem,Klankermayer, Jürgen
supporting information, p. 11412 - 11415 (2019/07/18)
Herein a transition-metal catalyst system for the selective synthesis of cyclic and linear acetals from the combined utilization of carbon dioxide, molecular hydrogen, and biomass derived diols is presented. Detailed investigations on the substrate scope enabled the selectivity of the reaction to be largely guided and demonstrated the possibility of integrating a broad variety of substrate molecules. This approach allowed a change between the favored formation of cyclic acetals and linear acetals, originating from the bridging of two diols with a carbon-dioxide based methylene unit. This new synthesis option paves the way to novel fuels, solvents, or polymer building blocks, by the recently established “bio-hybrid” approach of integrating renewable energy, carbon dioxide, and biomass in a direct catalytic transformation.
Free Radicals in Organic Synthesis. A Novel Synthesis of Ethylene Glycol Based on Formaldehyde
Sanderson, John R.,Yeakey, Ernest L.,Lin, Jiang J.,Duranleau, Roger,Marquis, Edward T.
, p. 3243 - 3246 (2007/10/02)
1,3-Dioxolane reacted with formaldehyde in the presence of free radical initiators to produce 2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolane in moderate yield. 2-(Hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolane was catalytically hydrogenated to ethylene glycol.
