Catalyst-free transformation of levulinic acid into pyrrolidinones with formic acid

Highly efficient transformation of levulinic acid into pyrrolidinones by iridium catalysed transfer hydrogenation

(2013) Yawen Wei et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Microwave-assisted conversion of carbonyl compounds into formylated secondary amines: new contribution to the Leuckart reaction mechanism in N-methylformamide

(2013) Fructuoso Barba et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Refining of Plant Oils to Chemicals by Olefin Metathesis

(2012) Samir Chikkali et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

RuSn bimetallic catalysts for selective hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone

(2012) Stephanie G. Wettstein et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Surface Species of Supported Ruthenium Catalysts in Selective Hydrogenation of Levulinic Esters for Bio-Refinery Application

(2012) A. M. Hengne et al.   CATALYSIS LETTERS

Catalytic transformations of biomass-derived acids into advanced biofuels

(2012) Juan Carlos Serrano-Ruiz et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

Hydrogen-Independent Reductive Transformation of Carbohydrate Biomass into γ-Valerolactone and Pyrrolidone Derivatives with Supported Gold Catalysts

(2011) Xian-Long Du et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Oils and Fats as Renewable Raw Materials in Chemistry

(2011) Ursula Biermann et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Conversion of biomass to selected chemical products

(2011) Pierre Gallezot   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Conversion of Biomass-Derived Levulinate and Formate Esters into γ-Valerolactone over Supported Gold Catalysts

(2011) Xian-Long Du et al.   ChemSusChem

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Conversion of Levulinic Acid to Pyrrolidines by Reductive Amination

(2011) Yao-Bing Huang et al.   ChemSusChem

Production of liquid hydrocarbon fuels by catalytic conversion of biomass-derived levulinic acid

(2011) Drew J. Braden et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) as a building block platform: Biological properties, synthesis and synthetic applications

(2011) Andreia A. Rosatella et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

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 Production of the Liquid Fuel 2,5-Dimethylfuran from Fructose Using Formic Acid as a Reagent

(2010) Todsapon Thananatthanachon et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Valeric Biofuels: A Platform of Cellulosic Transportation Fuels

(2010) Jean-Paul Lange et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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

Recent Advances in the Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose

(2010) Stijn Van de Vyver et al.   ChemCatChem

Efficient Route to Hydroxymethylfurans from Sugars via Transfer Hydrogenation

(2010) Todsapon Thananatthanachon et al.   ChemSusChem

Conversion of Levulinic Acid and Formic Acid into γ-Valerolactone over Heterogeneous Catalysts

(2010) Li Deng et al.   ChemSusChem

Transfer hydrogenation of levulinic acid under hydrothermal conditions catalyzed by sulfate as a temperature-switchable base

(2010) Daniel Kopetzki et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Catalytic upgrading of levulinic acid to 5-nonanone

(2010) Juan Carlos Serrano-Ruiz et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Technology development for the production of biobased products from biorefinery carbohydrates—the US Department of Energy’s “Top 10” revisited

(2010) Joseph J. Bozell et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Connecting Biomass and Petroleum Processing with a Chemical Bridge

(2010) J. J. Bozell   SCIENCE

Integrated Catalytic Conversion of  -Valerolactone to Liquid Alkenes for Transportation Fuels

(2010) J. Q. Bond et al.   SCIENCE

Direct Leuckart-type reductive amination of aldehydes and ketones: a facile one-pot protocol for the preparation of secondary and tertiary amines

(2010) Danielle O’Connor et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Catalytic Conversion of Biomass-Derived Carbohydrates into γ-Valerolactone without Using an External H2Supply

(2009) Li Deng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Combined dehydration/(transfer)-hydrogenation of C6-sugars (D-glucose and D-fructose) to γ-valerolactone using ruthenium catalysts

(2009) Hans Heeres et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Toward a Generalized Treatment of the Solvent Effect Based on Four Empirical Scales: Dipolarity (SdP, a New Scale), Polarizability (SP), Acidity (SA), and Basicity (SB) of the Medium

(2009) Javier Catalán   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Simple Chemical Transformation of Lignocellulosic Biomass into Furans for Fuels and Chemicals

(2009) Joseph B. Binder et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Efficient Catalytic System for the Selective Production of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from Glucose and Fructose

(2008) Gen Yong et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Catalytic Conversion of Biomass: Challenges and Issues

(2008) Pierre Gallezot   ChemSusChem

Integration of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalytic Processes for a Multi-step Conversion of Biomass: From Sucrose to Levulinic Acid, γ-Valerolactone, 1,4-Pentanediol, 2-Methyl-tetrahydrofuran, and Alkanes

(2008) Hasan Mehdi et al.   TOPICS IN CATALYSIS