title: RANEY® Ni catalyzed transfer hydrogenation of levulinate esters to γ-valerolactone at room temperature.
abstract: A catalytic transfer hydrogenation process was developed for the production of γ-valerolactone (GVL) from ethyl levulinate (EL) and a H-donor at room temperature. Ethyl levulinate was almost quantitatively converted to γ-valerolactone. Further, a two step process for producing GVL from biomass derived platform molecules was also reported.
authors: Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Biomass Clean Energy, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, PR China.
authors: Zhen
authors: Z
authors: Yang
authors: Yao-Bing
authors: YB
authors: Huang
authors: Qing-Xiang
authors: QX
authors: Guo
authors: Yao
authors: Y
authors: Fu
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D006865:Hydrogenation; D007783:Lactones / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D007982:Levulinic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D007783:Lactones; D007982:Levulinic Acids; C542586:ethyl levulinate; D009532:Nickel; C037556:gamma-valerolactone