Hydrodeoxygenation of C4–C6 sugar alcohols to diols or mono-alcohols with the retention of the carbon chain over a silica-supported tungsten oxide-modified platinum catalyst
Lujie Liu, Ji Cao, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Mii Betchaku, Masazumi Tamura, Mizuho Yabushita, Keiichi Tomishige
Abstract
Sugar alcohols can be converted to mono-alcohols in good yields over a Pt–WO<sub>x</sub>/SiO<sub>2</sub> catalyst without C–C dissociation, and 1,4-butanediol and 1,4-anhydroxylitol can also be produced in good yields with related systems.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisHydrodeoxygenationChemistryPlatinumOrganic chemistrySugarOxideCarbon fibersAlcoholTungstenDissociation (chemistry)Materials scienceSelectivityComposite materialComposite numberCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis