Departments of †Organic Chemistry and ‡Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science , Rehovot 76100, Israel.
J Am Chem Soc. 2016 Jul 27;138(29):9077-80. doi: 10.1021/jacs.6b05433. Epub 2016 Jul 18.
A highly efficient ruthenium pincer-catalyzed Guerbet-type process for the production of biofuel from ethanol has been developed. It produces the highest conversion of ethanol (73.4%, 0.02 mol% catalyst) for a Guerbet-type reaction, including significant amounts of C4 (35.8% yield), C6 (28.2% yield), and C8 (9.4% yield) alcohols. Catalyst loadings as low as 0.001 mol% can be used, leading to a record turnover number of 18 209. Mechanistic studies reveal the likely active ruthenium species and the main deactivation process.
已开发出一种高效的钌钳形催化的格尔伯特型工艺,可从乙醇生产生物燃料。它实现了格尔伯特型反应中乙醇的最高转化率(73.4%,催化剂用量为 0.02 毫摩尔%),包括大量的 C4(35.8%收率)、C6(28.2%收率)和 C8(9.4%收率)醇。催化剂用量低至 0.001 毫摩尔%即可使用,创下了 18209 的周转数记录。机理研究揭示了可能的活性钌物种和主要失活过程。