Direct Conversion of Glycerol into Formic Acid via Water Stable Pd(II) Catalyzed Oxidative Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage.

ABSTRACT: Using our tridentate NHC-amidate-alkoxide Pd(II) complex, we developed a catalytic method for oxidative C-C bond cleavage of glycerol. The glycerol was degraded exclusively to formic acid and CO₂. Two possible degradation pathways were proposed through ¹³C labeled studies.

SUBMITTER: Pullanikat P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3755462 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature