Selective oxidation of glycerol to glyceric acid using a gold catalyst in aqueous sodium hydroxide.
Glycerol is oxidised to glyceric acid with 100% selectivity using either 1% Au/charcoal or 1% Au/graphite catalyst under mild reaction conditions (60 degrees C, 3 h, water as solvent).
Carrettin
Silvio
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Department of Chemistry, Cardiff University, P.O. Box 912, Cardiff, UK CF10 3TB.
McMorn
Paul
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Johnston
Peter
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Griffin
Ken
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Hutchings
Graham J
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