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

It’s only fair to share…   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 …

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

It’s only fair to share…   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 …

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

It’s only fair to share… 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 …