| Literature DB >> 27546597 |
Kaituo Liu1, Anton Litke, Yaqiong Su, Bart G van Campenhout, Evgeny A Pidko, Emiel J M Hensen.
Abstract
A photocatalytic route for the conversion of lactic acid to acetaldehyde in water is demonstrated. Direct UV photolysis of lactic acid yields CO2 and ethanol via a radical mechanism. Pt/TiO2 considerably increases the rate of lactic acid decarboxylation with acetaldehyde, H2 and CO2 as the main products. A concerted photodecarboxylation/dehydrogenation mechanism is proposed.Entities:
Year: 2016 PMID： 27546597 DOI： 10.1039/c6cc06530a
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) ISSN： 1359-7345 Impact factor: 6.222