Open AccessCatalyst Development for the Reductive Amination of Isomaltulose
Author(s) -
Cartarius R.,
Krause T.,
Vogel H.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
engineering in life sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1618-2863
pISSN - 1618-0240
DOI - 10.1002/elsc.200303010
Subject(s) - reductive amination , chemistry , amination , catalysis , sucrose , raw material , organic chemistry , selectivity , combinatorial chemistry
Sucrose is the most from renewable resources produced low molecular mass organic substance, and is widely used as a raw material in industrial processes. The biochemical transformation of sucrose into isomaltulose allows a certain degree of selectivity in particular reactions, starting from sucrose. The reductive amination of isomaltulose (IMU) with n‐dodecylamin (DA) and hydrogen in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst is one of these reactions, which leads to a product mixture with excellent surfactant properties.