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Inside Back Cover: Selective Hydrogenation of Lactic Acid to 1,2‐Propanediol over Highly Active Ruthenium–Molybdenum Oxide Catalysts (ChemSusChem 7/2015)
Author(s) -
Takeda Yasuyuki,
Shoji Tomohiro,
Watanabe Hideo,
Tamura Masazumi,
Nakagawa Yoshinao,
Okumura Kazu,
Tomishige Keiichi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201500279
Subject(s) - catalysis , ruthenium , molybdenum , chemistry , oxide , yield (engineering) , ruthenium oxide , lactic acid , substrate (aquarium) , metal , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , materials science , organic chemistry , metallurgy , oceanography , biology , bacteria , engineering , genetics , geology
The Inside Back Cover picture pictures a MoO x ‐modified Ru catalyst (Ru–MoO x catalyst) and illustrates how the hydrogenation reaction of L ‐lactic acid occurs over the Ru–MoO x catalyst in aqueous phase. A small amount of MoO x on Ru catalyst (Mo/Ru=1:16) significantly enhanced the activity in this reaction (about 5–6 fold) and provided ( S )‐1,2‐propanediol in high yield with retention of the substrate configuration. The structure of the Ru–MoO x catalyst in the picture, with MoO x dispersed on the Ru metal, was determined by spectroscopic studies and kinetic measurements. More details can be found in the Full Paper by Takeda et al. on page 1170 (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201403011 ).