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Cover Picture: Transfer Hydrogenation of Ethyl Levulinate to γ ‐Valerolactone Catalyzed by Iron Complexes (Chin. J. Chem. 4/2015)
Author(s) -
Dai Nan,
Shang Rui,
Fu Mingchen,
Fu Yao
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chinese journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1614-7065
pISSN - 1001-604X
DOI - 10.1002/cjoc.201590009
Subject(s) - chemistry , catalysis , yield (engineering) , transfer hydrogenation , organic chemistry , solvent , cover (algebra) , chin , ruthenium , mechanical engineering , medicine , materials science , engineering , metallurgy , anatomy
The cover picture shows a new and green transformation path for the synthesis of γ ‐valerolactone from biomass‐derived ethyl levulinate, which is realized by iron‐catalyzed transfer hydrogenation. γ ‐Valerolactone is a valuable chemical, which can be used as liquid fuel, food additive, solvent and also intermediate for organic synthesis. By utilizing Casey's catalyst and cheap isopropanol as hydrogen source, γ ‐valerolactone can be generated in 95% yield. Addition of catalytic amount of base is important to achieve good yield. More details are discussed in the communication by Fu et al . on page 405–408.