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Manganese‐Catalyzed Selective Upgrading of Ethanol with Methanol into Isobutanol
Author(s) -
Liu Yaqian,
Shao Zhihui,
Wang Yujie,
Xu Lijin,
Yu Zhiyong,
Liu Qiang
Publication year - 2019
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.201802689
Subject(s) - isobutanol , catalysis , chemistry , methanol , octane rating , gasoline , selectivity , octane , ethanol , manganese , alcohol , organic chemistry
Isobutanol serves as an ideal gasoline additive owing to its good compatibility with current engine technology, high energy density, and high octane number. Herein, an efficient and selective Mn‐catalyzed upgrading of ethanol with methanol into isobutanol is reported. This is the first example of deoxygenative coupling of lower alcohols to isobutanol by using a homogeneous non‐noble‐metal catalyst. This transformation proceeded at very low catalyst loading with a high turnover number (9233) and up to 96 % isobutanol selectivity.