Tunable HMF hydrogenation to furan diols in a flow reactor using Ru/C as catalyst

Parahydrogen Induced Polarization Studies Using a Continuous-Flow Homogeneous Hydrogenation Reactor

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) is a valuable tool for obtaining structural and dynamical information of molecules. However, the method suffers from poor sensitivity compared to most other types of spectroscopy. In recent years, substantial efforts have been made to improve the sensitivity of the technique. Hyperpolarization methods such as parahydrogen induced polarization (PHIP)...

Be12O12 Nano-cage as a Promising Catalyst for CO2 Hydrogenation

An efficient conversion of CO2 into valuable fuels and chemicals has been hotly pursued recently. Here, for the first time, we have explored a series of M12x12 nano-cages (M = B, Al, Be, Mg; X = N, P, O) for catalysis of CO2 to HCOOH. Two steps are identified in the hydrogenation process, namely, H2 activation to 2H*, and then 2H* transfer to CO2 forming HCOOH, where the barriers of two H* tran...

Efficient Conversion of Carbohydrates to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) Using ZrCl4 Catalyst in Nitromethane

Merging homogeneous catalysis with biocatalysis; papain as hydrogenation catalyst.

Papain, modified at Cys-25 with a monodentate phosphite ligand and complexed with Rh(COD)2BF4, is an active catalyst in the hydrogenation of methyl 2-acetamidoacrylate.

Maltose as a green catalyst for the synthesis of 3,4,5-substituted furan-2(5H) ones in water

Maltose as an efficient, available, cheap and eco-friendly catalyst has been applied for the synthesis of 3,4,5-substituted furan-2(5H)one derivatives via a one-pot three-component reaction of arylamines, aromatic aldehydes and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates in water. This method has notable advantages in terms of simple workup, no need for column chromatography, short reaction time and high y...