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Oxidation of Allyl Alcohol in the Presence of a Gold Catalyst: A Route to 3‐Hydroxypropionic Acid
Author(s) -
Della Pina Cristina,
Falletta Ermelinda,
Rossi Michele
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.200800172
Subject(s) - allyl alcohol , catalysis , chemistry , alcohol , alcohol oxidation , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry
Paving the route with gold : 3‐Hydroxypropionic acid is considered to be a potential building block for both organic synthesis and high‐performance polymers. However, there is currently no large‐scale chemical process to produce this important molecule. With this aim in mind, a new approach is proposed: aerobic oxidation of allyl alcohol to 3‐hydroxypropionic acid using a supported Au/C catalyst.