title: An efficient didehydroxylation method for the biomass-derived polyols glycerol and erythritol. Mechanistic studies of a formic acid-mediated deoxygenation.
abstract: An efficient 1,2-deoxygenation method, involving an unexpected mechanism, was found for simple diols and for biomass-derived polyols (glycerol and erythritol) that results in the conversion of the 1,2-dihydroxy group to a carbon-carbon double bond.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-1460, USA.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arceo
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marsden
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Bergman
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ellman
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D004896:Erythritol / Q000737:chemistry*; D005561:Formates / Q000737:chemistry*; D005990:Glycerol / Q000737:chemistry*; D006900:Hydroxylation; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005561:Formates; C030544:formic acid; D002244:Carbon; D005990:Glycerol; D004896:Erythritol; D010100:Oxygen