title: New catalytic liquid-phase ammoxidation approach to the preparation of niacin (vitamin B3).
abstract: New highly dispersed bimetallic nanoscale catalysts based on rhenium combined with antimony or bismuth have been shown to be highly effective for the ammoxidation of 3-picoline to nicotinonitrile (precursor for vitamin B3) under mild conditions in the liquid phase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK. r.raja@soton.ac.uk
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raja
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Douglas A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Blom
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Pearl
authors.forename: Enrica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gianotti
authors.forename: John Meurig
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000641:Ammonia / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009536:Niacinamide / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D044367:Phase Transition; D010847:Picolines / Q000737:chemistry; D012211:Rhenium / Q000737:chemistry; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D010847:Picolines; D009536:Niacinamide; D012211:Rhenium; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D000641:Ammonia