Ruthenium-Catalyzed Conversion of Levulinic Acid to Pyrrolidines by Reductive Amination
作者:Yao-Bing Huang、Jian-Jun Dai、Xiao-Jian Deng、Yan-Chao Qu、Qing-Xiang Guo、Yao Fu
DOI:10.1002/cssc.201100344
日期:2011.11.18
Combo deal: An aqueous solution of levulinicacid (LA) and formic acid (FA) derived from biomass‐based carbohydrates can be converted efficiently to pyrrolidines via a ruthenium catalyst without need for an energy‐intensive separation of LA or an external H2 source. The ruthenium catalyst combines two processes: decomposition of FA to H2 and reductiveamination of LA with an amine.