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A Sustainable Method for the Synthesis of Acetic Acid Based on Dehydrogenation of an Ethanol–Water Solution Catalyzed by an Iridium Complex Bearing a Functional Bipyridonate Ligand
Author(s) -
Kuwahara Masato,
Nishioka Masaaki,
Yoshida Masato,
Fujita Kenichi
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.201800680
Subject(s) - dehydrogenation , catalysis , acetic acid , chemistry , iridium , ligand (biochemistry) , ethanol , carboxylic acid , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , receptor
An efficient system for the synthesis of acetic acid via dehydrogenation of an ethanol–water solution using a new iridium catalyst bearing a functional bipyridonate ligand with N , N ‐dimethylamino substituents was developed. Quantitative production of acetic acid from an ethanol–water solution was achieved. In addition, recovery and reuse of the catalyst using a simple procedure was also accomplished. Moreover, this catalytic system can be applied in the dehydrogenative transformation of various primary alcohols to the corresponding carboxylic acids.