Solvent-free transformation of levulinic acid into valeric acid and its esters using the nickel phosphine complex and metal triflate co-catalytic system
Lijin Gan, Chen‐Qiang Deng, Jin Deng
Abstract
Neat levulinic acid is directly converted to valeric acid under mild conditions. Inexpensive and environmentally friendly non-noble metal catalysts are used.
Topics & Concepts
Levulinic acidValeric acidChemistryCatalysisNickelPhosphineTrifluoromethanesulfonateOrganic chemistryMetalNoble metalSolventEnvironmentally friendlyAcetic acidBiologyEcologyCatalysis for Biomass ConversionAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisMesoporous Materials and Catalysis