title: Selective conversion of glycerol to lactic acid with iron pincer precatalysts.
abstract: A family of iron complexes of PNP pincer ligands are active catalysts for the conversion of glycerol to lactic acid with high activity and selectivity. These complexes also catalyse transfer hydrogenation reactions using glycerol as the hydrogen source.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. robert.crabtree@yale.edu nilay.hazari@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Liam S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Sharninghausen
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. robert.crabtree@yale.edu nilay.hazari@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Brandon Q
authors.initials: BQ
authors.lastname: Mercado
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. robert.crabtree@yale.edu nilay.hazari@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Crabtree
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. robert.crabtree@yale.edu nilay.hazari@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Nilay
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hazari
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D005990:Glycerol / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D019344:Lactic Acid; D007501:Iron; D005990:Glycerol