Heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis for the hydrogenation of carboxylic acid derivatives: history, advances and future directions

Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Carbonyl Compounds and Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling of Alcohols

(2015) Denis Spasyuk et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Highly Efficient Tetradentate Ruthenium Catalyst for Ester Reduction: Especially for Hydrogenation of Fatty Acid Esters

(2015) Xuefeng Tan et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

High performing and stable supported nano-alloys for the catalytic hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone

(2015) Wenhao Luo et al.   Nature Communications

Unprecedented Iron-Catalyzed Ester Hydrogenation. Mild, Selective, and Efficient Hydrogenation of Trifluoroacetic Esters to Alcohols Catalyzed by an Iron Pincer Complex

(2014) Thomas Zell et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Hydrogenation of Esters to Alcohols with a Well-Defined Iron Complex

(2014) Svenja Werkmeister et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Mechanistic insights into the effects of support on the reaction pathway for aqueous-phase hydrogenation of carboxylic acid over the supported Ru catalysts

(2014) Lungang Chen et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Iridium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Carboxylic Acid Esters

(2014) Kathrin Junge et al.   ChemCatChem

Review of Methods for the Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carboxamides

(2014) Andrew M. Smith et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Bond Activation and Catalysis by Ruthenium Pincer Complexes

(2014) Chidambaram Gunanathan et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Selective Hydrogenation of Lactic Acid to 1,2-Propanediol over Highly Active Ruthenium-Molybdenum Oxide Catalysts

(2014) Yasuyuki Takeda et al.   ChemSusChem

Ruthenium complexes of tetradentate bipyridine ligands: highly efficient catalysts for the hydrogenation of carboxylic esters and lactones

(2014) Wei Li et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Decarboxylation and further transformation of oleic acid over bifunctional, Pt/SAPO-11 catalyst and Pt/chloride Al2O3 catalysts

(2014) Masoudeh Ahmadi et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL

Iron-Based Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of Esters to Alcohols

(2014) Sumit Chakraborty et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Highly Versatile Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carboxylic and Carbonic Acid Derivatives using a Ru-Triphos Complex: Molecular Control over Selectivity and Substrate Scope

(2014) Thorsten vom Stein et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carboxylic Acid Esters, Amides, and Nitriles with Homogeneous Catalysts

(2014) Svenja Werkmeister et al.   ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Homogeneous Hydrogenation of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters and Natural Oils under Neat Conditions

(2014) Neil T. Fairweather et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

Mild and selective hydrogenation of aromatic and aliphatic (di)nitriles with a well-defined iron pincer complex

(2014) Christoph Bornschein et al.   Nature Communications

Efficient Catalyst for Acceptorless Alcohol Dehydrogenation: Interplay of Theoretical and Experimental Studies

(2014) Guixiang Zeng et al.   ACS Catalysis

Computational Mechanistic Study of Fe-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Esters to Alcohols: Improving Catalysis by Accelerating Precatalyst Activation with a Lewis Base

(2014) Shuanglin Qu et al.   ACS Catalysis

Analysis of Kinetics and Reaction Pathways in the Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid To Form γ-Valerolactone over Ru/C

(2014) Omar Ali Abdelrahman et al.   ACS Catalysis

Lutidine-Derived Ru-CNC Hydrogenation Pincer Catalysts with Versatile Coordination Properties

(2014) Georgy A. Filonenko et al.   ACS Catalysis

Hydrodeoxygenation of fatty acids and triglycerides by Pt-loaded Nb2O5 catalysts

(2014) Kenichi Kon et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Transformations of polyols to organic acids and hydrogen in aqueous alkaline media

(2014) T. van Haasterecht et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Vapour phase hydrocyclisation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone over supported Ni catalysts

(2014) Varkolu Mohan et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Catalytic hydrogenation of CC and CO in unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters

(2014) Chaoquan Hu et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Recent progress in catalytic conversions of carbon dioxide

(2014) Chihiro Maeda et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Highly selective one-pot continuous synthesis of 2-methoxyethanol via hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate on Cu/ZrO2 catalysts with balanced acid sites

(2014) Yuanyuan Cui et al.   RSC Advances

Synthesis and Applications of Alkyl Levulinates

(2014) Alexandre Démolis et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Selective Hydrogen Production from Methanol with a Defined Iron Pincer Catalyst under Mild Conditions

(2013) Elisabetta Alberico et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Replacing Phosphorus with Sulfur for the Efficient Hydrogenation of Esters

(2013) Denis Spasyuk et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Catalytic Enantioselective Amination of Alcohols by the Use of Borrowing Hydrogen Methodology: Cooperative Catalysis by Iridium and a Chiral Phosphoric Acid

(2013) Yao Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Influence of the operating conditions and kinetic analysis of the selective hydrogenation of oleic acid on Ru–Sn–B/Al2O3 catalysts

(2013) María A. Sánchez et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Highly selective synthesis of ethylene glycol and ethanol via hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate on Cu catalysts: Influence of support

(2013) Yifeng Zhu et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Highly efficient mesostructured Ag/SBA-15 catalysts for the chemoselective synthesis of methyl glycolate by dimethyl oxalate hydrogenation

(2013) Jianwei Zheng et al.   CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS

Aqueous phase hydrogenation of acetic acid to ethanol over Ir-MoOx/SiO2 catalyst

(2013) Zhiqiang Wang et al.   CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS

Influence of Ge content on the activity of Ru–Ge–B/Al2O3 catalysts for selective hydrogenation of methyl oleate to oleyl alcohol

(2013) María A. Sánchez et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

The First Continuous Flow Hydrogenation of Amides to Amines

(2013) Jacorien Coetzee et al.   ChemCatChem

Aqueous phase hydrogenation of levulinic acid to 1,4-pentanediol

(2013) Mengxia Li et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Production of Lactic Acid/Lactates from Biomass and Their Catalytic Transformations to Commodities

(2013) Päivi Mäki-Arvela et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Conversion of Biomass into Chemicals over Metal Catalysts

(2013) Michèle Besson et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Heterogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation of Biobased Levulinic and Succinic Acids in Aqueous Solutions

(2013) Louis Corbel-Demailly et al.   ChemSusChem

Continuous flow nanocatalysis: reaction pathways in the conversion of levulinic acid to valuable chemicals

(2013) Jose M. Bermudez et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Aqueous phase reforming of glycerol over Re-promoted Pt and Rh catalysts

(2013) Aysegul Ciftci et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Pt-Re synergy in aqueous-phase reforming of glycerol and the water–gas shift reaction

(2013) Aysegul Ciftci et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

An evaluation of alkylthiols and dialkyl disulfides on deactivation of Cu/Zn catalyst in hydrogenation of dodecyl methyl ester to dodecanol

(2013) Hui Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY

Highly Efficient and Robust Au/MgCuCr2O4 Catalyst for Gas-Phase Oxidation of Ethanol to Acetaldehyde

(2013) Peng Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

An evaluation of trimethyl phosphate on deactivation of Cu/Zn catalyst in hydrogenation of dodecyl methyl ester

(2013) Hui Huang et al.   KOREAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Direct H/OR and OR/OR′ Metathesis Pathways in Ester Hydrogenation and Transesterification by Milstein’s Catalyst

(2013) Faraj Hasanayn et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

Applications of Acceptorless Dehydrogenation and Related Transformations in Chemical Synthesis

(2013) C. Gunanathan et al.   SCIENCE

Homogeneous hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to methanol

(2013) Yu-Nong Li et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Ni/H-ZSM-5 as a promising catalyst for vapour phase hydrogenation of levulinic acid at atmospheric pressure

(2013) Varkolu Mohan et al.   RSC Advances

Catalytic Hydrogenation of Amides to Amines under Mild Conditions

(2012) Mario Stein et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

From Esters to Alcohols and Back with Ruthenium and Osmium Catalysts

(2012) Denis Spasyuk et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Cu/SiO2 hybrid catalysts containing HZSM-5 with enhanced activity and stability for selective hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to ethylene glycol

(2012) Haiqiang Lin et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

From giant reed to levulinic acid and gamma-valerolactone: A high yield catalytic route to valeric biofuels

(2012) Anna Maria Raspolli Galletti et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Convenient and improved protocols for the hydrogenation of esters using Ru catalysts derived from (P,P), (P,N,N) and (P,N,O) ligands

(2012) Ian Carpenter et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Tunable copper-catalyzed chemoselective hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived γ-valerolactone into 1,4-pentanediol or 2-methyltetrahydrofuran

(2012) Xian-Long Du et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

A sustainable process for the production of γ-valerolactone by hydrogenation of biomass-derived levulinic acid

(2012) Anna Maria Raspolli Galletti et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Computational Mechanistic Study of the Hydrogenation of Carbonate to Methanol Catalyzed by the RuIIPNN Complex

(2012) Haixia Li et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Efficient low-temperature selective hydrogenation of esters on bimetallic Au–Ag/SBA-15 catalyst

(2012) Jianwei Zheng et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Diatomite-supported Pd–M (M=Cu, Co, Ni) bimetal nanocatalysts for selective hydrogenation of long-chain aliphatic esters

(2012) Changliang Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Effect of copper loading on texture, structure and catalytic performance of Cu/SiO2 catalyst for hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to ethylene glycol

(2012) Bo Zhang et al.   Journal of Natural Gas Chemistry

Effect of Addition Mode of Re in Bimetallic Pd–Re/TiO2 Catalysts Upon the Selective Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol

(2012) Bao Khanh Ly et al.   TOPICS IN CATALYSIS

Metal Hydride and Ligand Proton Transfer Mechanism for the Hydrogenation of Dimethyl Carbonate to Methanol Catalyzed by a Pincer Ruthenium Complex

(2012) Xinzheng Yang   ACS Catalysis

Catalytic Reductive Transformations of Carboxylic and Carbonic Acid Derivatives Using Molecular Hydrogen

(2012) Pavel A. Dub et al.   ACS Catalysis

Remarkable enhancement of Cu catalyst activity in hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to ethylene glycol using gold

(2012) Ya-nan Wang et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Selective hydrogenation of higher saturated carboxylic acids to alcohols using a ReOx–Pd/SiO2 catalyst

(2012) Yasuyuki Takeda et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Metal–Ligand Cooperation by Aromatization–Dearomatization: A New Paradigm in Bond Activation and “Green” Catalysis

(2011) Chidambaram Gunanathan et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Aqueous-phase hydrodeoxygenation of propanoic acid over the Ru/ZrO2 and Ru–Mo/ZrO2 catalysts

(2011) Lungang Chen et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Comparative study of Rh–MoOx and Rh–ReOx supported on SiO2 for the hydrogenolysis of ethers and polyols

(2011) Shuichi Koso et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Surface modification of HMS material with silica sol leading to a remarkable enhanced catalytic performance of Cu/SiO2

(2011) Anyuan Yin et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Evaluation of Pt and Re oxidation state in a pressurized reactor: difference in reduction between gas and liquid phase

(2011) Jacinto Sá et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Synergy between the metal nanoparticles and the support for the hydrogenation of functionalized carboxylic acids to diols on Ru/TiO2

(2011) Ana Primo et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Ester hydrogenation catalyzed by Ru-CNN pincer complexes

(2011) Yunshan Sun et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Highly Efficient Hydrogenation of Methyl Propionate to Propanol over Hydrous Zirconia Supported Ruthenium

(2011) Guangyin Fan et al.   CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Catalytic hydrogenation of tertiary amides at low temperatures and pressures using bimetallic Pt/Re-based catalysts

(2011) R. Burch et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Ruthenium-catalysed hydrogenation of esters using tripodal phosphine ligands

(2011) Martin J. Hanton et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL

Aqueous-phase hydrodeoxygenation of carboxylic acids to alcohols or alkanes over supported Ru catalysts

(2011) Lungang Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL

Selective Hydrogenolysis of Polyols and Cyclic Ethers over Bifunctional Surface Sites on Rhodium–Rhenium Catalysts

(2011) Mei Chia et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Cascade Catalysis for the Homogeneous Hydrogenation of CO2to Methanol

(2011) Chelsea A. Huff et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Selective Homogeneous Hydrogenation of Biogenic Carboxylic Acids with [Ru(TriPhos)H]+: A Mechanistic Study

(2011) Frank M. A. Geilen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Efficient hydrogenation of organic carbonates, carbamates and formates indicates alternative routes to methanol based on CO2 and CO

(2011) Ekambaram Balaraman et al.   Nature Chemistry

Catalytic Hydrogenation of Esters. Development of an Efficient Catalyst and Processes for Synthesising (R)-1,2-Propanediol and 2-(l-Menthoxy)ethanol

(2011) Wataru Kuriyama et al.   ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

New CNN-Type Ruthenium Pincer NHC Complexes. Mild, Efficient Catalytic Hydrogenation of Esters

(2011) Eran Fogler et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

Selective and Flexible Transformation of Biomass-Derived Platform Chemicals by a Multifunctional Catalytic System

(2010) Frank M. A. Geilen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Direct Synthesis of Imines from Alcohols and Amines with Liberation of H2

(2010) Boopathy Gnanaprakasam et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Influence of copper precursors on the structure evolution and catalytic performance of Cu/HMS catalysts in the hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to ethylene glycol

(2010) Anyuan Yin et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Water-tolerant Ru-Starbon® materials for the hydrogenation of organic acids in aqueous ethanol

(2010) Rafael Luque et al.   CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS

Highly selective and efficient hydrogenation of carboxylic acids to alcohols using titania supported Pt catalysts

(2010) Haresh G. Manyar et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Ruthenium Complexes with Cooperative PNP-Pincer Amine, Amido, Imine, and Enamido Ligands: Facile Ligand Backbone Functionalization Processes

(2010) Anja Friedrich et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Effect of boric oxide doping on the stability and activity of a Cu–SiO2 catalyst for vapor-phase hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to ethylene glycol

(2010) Zhe He et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Isotopomeric diols by “one-pot” Ru-catalyzed homogeneous hydrogenation of dicarboxylic acids

(2010) Luca Rosi et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY

Effect of water on Cu/Zn catalyst for hydrogenation of fatty methyl ester to fatty alcohol

(2010) Hui Huang et al.   KOREAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Nanoporous Gold Catalysts for Selective Gas-Phase Oxidative Coupling of Methanol at Low Temperature

(2010) A. Wittstock et al.   SCIENCE

Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Biomass-Based Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol Over Supported Bimetallic Catalysts

(2010) Doan Pham Minh et al.   TOPICS IN CATALYSIS

Acidity control of ruthenium pillared clay and its application as a catalyst in hydrogenation reactions

(2009) F.C.A. Figueiredo et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Characterization and carbonylic hydrogenation of methyl oleate over Ru-Sn/Al2O3: Effects of metal precursor and chlorine removal

(2009) David A. Echeverri et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Alcohol synthesis by hydrogenation of fatty acid methyl esters on supported Ru–Sn and Rh–Sn catalysts

(2009) Takanori Miyake et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Hydrogenation of methyl propionate over Ru–Pt/AlOOH catalyst: Effect of surface hydroxyl groups on support and solvent

(2009) Yafen Zhou et al.   CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS

Deactivation Mechanism of Cu/Zn Catalyst Poisoned by Organic Chlorides in Hydrogenation of Fatty Methyl Ester to Fatty Alcohol

(2009) Hui Huang et al.   CATALYSIS LETTERS

Ion-Exchange Temperature Effect on Cu/HMS Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of Dimethyl Oxalate to Ethylene Glycol

(2009) Anyuan Yin et al.   ChemCatChem

An Improved Bouveault−Blanc Ester Reduction with Stabilized Alkali Metals

(2009) Brian S. Bodnar et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Facile Bifunctional Addition of Lactones and Esters at Low Temperatures. The First Intermediates in Lactone/Ester Hydrogenations

(2009) Satoshi Takebayashi et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

Highly active and selective copper-containing HMS catalyst in the hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to ethylene glycol

(2008) Anyuan Yin et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Catalytic Processes for the Technical Use of Natural Fats and Oils

(2008) A. Behr et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

Succinic acid from renewable resources as a C4building-block chemical—a review of the catalytic possibilities in aqueous media

(2008) Clara Delhomme et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Cu/SiO2 catalysts prepared by the ammonia-evaporation method: Texture, structure, and catalytic performance in hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to ethylene glycol

(2008) L CHEN et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS