An efficient didehydroxylation method for the biomass-derived polyols glycerol and erythritol. Mechanistic studies of a formic acid-mediated deoxygenation

作者：Arceo Elena; Marsden Peter; Bergman Robert G^*; Ellman Jonathan A

来源：Chemical communications, 2009, (23): 3357-3359.

DOI：10.1039/b907746d

An efficient 1,2-deoxygenation method, involving an unexpected mechanism, was found for simple diols and for biomass-derived polyols (glycerol and erythritol) that results in the conversion of the 1,2-dihydroxy group to a carbon-carbon double bond.

• 出版日期2009