title: A green approach to ethyl acetate: quantitative conversion of ethanol through direct dehydrogenation in a Pd-Ag membrane reactor.
abstract: Pincers do the trick: The conversion of ethanol to ethyl acetate and hydrogen was achieved using a pincer-Ru catalyst in a Pd-Ag membrane reactor. Near quantitative conversions and yields could be achieved without the need for acid or base promoters or hydrogen acceptors (see scheme).
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemical and Life Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Gaofeng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Lipeng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Ingo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pinnau
authors.forename: Zhiping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Kuo-Wei
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Huang