A practical and concise homogeneous nickel catalyst for efficient solvent-free synthesis of γ-valerolactone
Bakht Zada, Rui Zhu, Bing Wang, Jiao Liu, Jin Deng, Yao Fu
Abstract
An inexpensive and readily available nickel-phosphine catalyst is used to efficiently catalyze the reduction of levulinic acid to produce γ-valerolactone and the catalyst cost only needs a few nickel coins (<0.1 $ per kg GVL).
Topics & Concepts
Levulinic acidCatalysisNickelPhosphineHomogeneousSolventChemistryOrganic chemistryHomogeneous catalysisCombinatorial chemistryMathematicsCombinatoricsCatalysis for Biomass ConversionMesoporous Materials and CatalysisSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication