Literature DB >> 26998669

Catalytic conversion of methanol/ethanol to isobutanol--a highly selective route to an advanced biofuel.

Richard L Wingad1, Emilie J E Bergström, Matthew Everett, Katy J Pellow, Duncan F Wass.   

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Catalysts based on ruthenium diphosphine complexes convert methanol/ethanol mixtures to the advanced biofuel isobutanol, with extremely high selectivity (>99%) at good (>75%) conversion via a Guerbet-type mechanism.

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Year:  2016        PMID: 26998669     DOI: 10.1039/c6cc01599a

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Chem Commun (Camb)        ISSN: 1359-7345            Impact factor:   6.222


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Review 1.  Homogeneous Catalysis for Sustainable Energy: Hydrogen and Methanol Economies, Fuels from Biomass, and Related Topics.

Authors:  Amit Kumar; Prosenjit Daw; David Milstein
Journal:  Chem Rev       Date:  2021-11-02       Impact factor: 60.622

2.  Manganese Diphosphine and Phosphinoamine Complexes Are Effective Catalysts for the Production of Biofuel Alcohols via the Guerbet Reaction.

Authors:  Ashley M King; Hazel A Sparkes; Richard L Wingad; Duncan F Wass
Journal:  Organometallics       Date:  2020-10-26       Impact factor: 3.876

3.  Iron-Catalyzed Borrowing Hydrogen β-C(sp3)-Methylation of Alcohols.

Authors:  Kurt Polidano; Jonathan M J Williams; Louis C Morrill
Journal:  ACS Catal       Date:  2019-08-21       Impact factor: 13.084

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