Open AccessGlycerol as green solvent for efficient obtention of beta-hydroxyesters
Author(s) -
Simone Santos Oliveira,
Sorele Batista Fiaux,
Igor Ramon Lomba Barreto,
Estela M.F. Muri,
Mônica Freiman de Souza Ramos,
Francisco Radler de Aquino Neto,
Luiza R.S. Dias
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
química nova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.214
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1678-7064
pISSN - 0100-4042
DOI - 10.5935/0100-4042.20140088
Subject(s) - glycerol , chemistry , solvent , beta (programming language) , organic chemistry , computer science , programming language
In this work, we report a new method for obtaining racemic β-hydroxyesters by reduction of β-ketoesters. The use of glycerol as a reactional medium in selective reduction of β-ketoesters into the corresponding alcohols was shown to be a viable and more efficient alternative compared with the conventional methodology, taking into account green chemistry prerogatives