title: Beyond ketonization: selective conversion of carboxylic acids to olefins over balanced Lewis acid-base pairs.
abstract: We report the direct conversion of mixed carboxylic acids to C-C olefins with up to 60 mol% carbon yield through cascade (cross) ketonization, (cross) aldolization and self-deoxygenation reactions. Co-feeding hydrogen provides an additional ketone hydrogenation/dehydration pathway to a wider range of olefins.
authors.affiliation: The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-2710, USA. junming.sun@wsu.edu.
authors.forename: Rebecca A L
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Baylon
authors.affiliation: The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-2710, USA. junming.sun@wsu.edu.
authors.forename: Junming
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Archer Daniels Midland Company, 1001 N Brush College Road, Decatur, IL 62521, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Archer Daniels Midland Company, 1001 N Brush College Road, Decatur, IL 62521, USA.
authors.forename: Padmesh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Venkitasubramanian
authors.affiliation: The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-2710, USA. junming.sun@wsu.edu and Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA. yong.wang@pnnl.gov.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D058116:Lewis Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D058115:Lewis Bases / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D058116:Lewis Acids; D058115:Lewis Bases