title: A versatile aqueous reduction of bio-based carboxylic acids using syngas as a hydrogen source.
abstract: Syngas as a versatile hydrogen source: Using readily available and economically favorable syngas as a convenient hydrogen source, an efficient and sustainable aqueous reduction of bio-based carboxylic acids has been achieved over a highly robust catalyst system consisting of gold nanoparticles supported on acid-tolerant single-phase monoclinic zirconia (Au/m-ZrO(2)). A range of bio-based multifunctional carboxylic acids have been selectively converted into their corresponding lactones or diols in high to excellent yields.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Handan Road 220, Shanghai 200433, PR China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Xian-Long
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Yong-Mei
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: He-Yong
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Kang-Nian
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D015040:Zirconium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D006046:Gold; D006859:Hydrogen; D015040:Zirconium; C028541:zirconium oxide