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Assisted Tandem Catalytic Conversion of Acrylates into Adipic Esters
Author(s) -
Maity Pradip K.,
Tunge Jon A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201800525
Subject(s) - catalysis , adipate , ruthenium , tandem , chemistry , acrylate , adipic acid , methyl acrylate , imine , reactivity (psychology) , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , copolymer , polymer , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , composite material
A ruthenium‐catalyzed tail‐to‐tail dimerization of acrylates followed by hydrogenation results in the synthesis of adipic esters in one pot. An imine‐ligated ruthenium complex that has good catalytic reactivity for tail‐to‐tail dimerization of methyl acrylate can be readily converted to a hydrogenation catalyst resulting in the assisted tandem catalytic conversion of methyl acrylate to methyl adipate.