Modified boehmite: a choice of catalyst for the selective conversion of glycerol to five-membered dioxolane
Manas Ranjan Barik, Jyotiranjan Mishra, Shilpa Dabas, Eswaran Chinnaraja, Saravanan Subramanian, P.S. Subramanian
Abstract
The catalytic activity of WO 3 @boehmite for the acetalization of glycerol with aromatic aldehydes is described in this article. The catalyst is selective towards dioxolane (up to 96%) with excellent conversion (up to 100%) in selective substrates.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryBoehmiteCatalysisGlycerolDioxolaneOrganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryAluminiumCatalysis for Biomass ConversionSynthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsChemical Synthesis and Reactions