Manganese Diphosphine and Phosphinoamine Complexes Are Effective Catalysts for the Production of Biofuel Alcohols <i>via</i> the Guerbet Reaction
Ashley M. King, Hazel A. Sparkes, Richard L. Wingad, Duncan F. Wass
Abstract
-butanol. These results show that so-called PNP-pincer ligands are not a prerequisite for the use of manganese catalysts in Guerbet chemistry and that simple chelates can be used effectively.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryCatalysisIsobutanolManganeseEthylamineLigand (biochemistry)SelectivityMethanolMedicinal chemistryChelationOrganic chemistryEthanolButanolReceptorBiochemistryCatalysis for Biomass ConversionEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies