Tag «green chem»

One-pot synthesis of 2-hydroxymethyl-5-methylpyrazine from renewable 1,3-dihydroxyacetone

One-pot synthesis of 2-hydroxymethyl-5-methylpyrazine from renewable 1,3-dihydroxyacetone Green Chem., 2017, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C7GC00578D, Communication Lei Song, Mingyuan Zheng, Jifeng Pang, Joby Sebastian, Wentao Wang, Minjie Qu, Jian Zhao, Xinhong Wang, Tao Zhang An efficient and environmentally benign method for the synthesis of 2-hydroxymethyl-5-methylpyrazine (HMMP) from biomass derived 1,3-dihydroxyacetone was developed. From the journal: …

Selective synthesis of dimethoxyethane via directly catalytic etherification of crude ethylene glycol

Selective synthesis of dimethoxyethane via directly catalytic etherification of crude ethylene glycol Green Chem., 2017, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C7GC00659D, Paper Weiqiang Yu, Fang Lu, Qianqian Huang, Rui Lu, Shuai Chen, Jie Xu A potential diesel fuel additive, dimethoxyethane, was highly selectively produced via etherification of crude ethylene glycol over SAPO-34 From the journal: Green …

Is water a suitable solvent for the catalytic amination of alcohols?

Is water a suitable solvent for the catalytic amination of alcohols? Green Chem., 2017, 19,2839-2845 DOI: 10.1039/C7GC00422B, Paper Johannes Niemeier, Rebecca V. Engel, Marcus Rose The catalytic aqueous-phase amination of biogenic alcohols with solid catalysts is reported for future development of renewable amine value-added chains. From the journal: Green Chemistry Is water a suitable solvent …