The aerobic oxidation of alcohols and aldehydes is a crucial process in organic synthesis for preparing fine chemicals. In particular, the oxidation of glucose, a cheap and renewable starting material, represents a challenging target involving 60,000 ton/year of gluconates. Here we present a critical comparison between two selective "green processes" based on the use of molecular oxygen in water solution under mild conditions, showing that the emerging gold-based catalysis is a valid alternative to enzymatic catalysis so far used in industrial production of gluconates.
Is the biochemical route always advantageous? The case of glucose oxidation / M. COMOTTI, C. DELLA PINA, E. FALLETTA, M. ROSSI. - In: JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS. - ISSN 0021-9517. - 244:1(2006), pp. 122-125.
Is the biochemical route always advantageous? The case of glucose oxidation
M. COMOTTIPrimo
;C. DELLA PINASecondo
;E. FALLETTAPenultimo
;M. ROSSIUltimo
2006
Abstract
The aerobic oxidation of alcohols and aldehydes is a crucial process in organic synthesis for preparing fine chemicals. In particular, the oxidation of glucose, a cheap and renewable starting material, represents a challenging target involving 60,000 ton/year of gluconates. Here we present a critical comparison between two selective "green processes" based on the use of molecular oxygen in water solution under mild conditions, showing that the emerging gold-based catalysis is a valid alternative to enzymatic catalysis so far used in industrial production of gluconates.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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