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Unprecedented Catalytic Wet Oxidation of Glucose to Succinic Acid Induced by the Addition of n ‐Butylamine to a Ru III Catalyst
Author(s) -
Podolean Iunia,
Rizescu Cristina,
Bala Camelia,
Rotariu Lucian,
Parvulescu Vasile I.,
Coman Simona M.,
Garcia Hermenegildo
Publication year - 2016
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.201600474
Subject(s) - catalysis , chemistry , succinic acid , inorganic chemistry , nuclear chemistry , organic chemistry
A new pathway for the catalytic wet oxidation (CWO) of glucose is described. Employing a cationic Ru@MNP catalyst, succinic acid is obtained in unprecedently high yield (87.5 %) for a >99.9 % conversion of glucose, most probably through a free radical mechanism combined with catalytic didehydroxylation of vicinal diols and hydrogenation of the resulted unsaturated intermediate.