Glycerol is a key by-product in biodiesel production and can be utilized in the synthesis of value-added chemicals. The low cost and fairly abundant availability of glycerol can be advantageous in producing a variety of pharmaceuticals and cosmetic products. Among the various catalytic transformations, selective oxidation is a promising pathway for the valorization of glycerol. In this present report, we deliver a first proof of concept for the involvement of quinone groups adjacent to N sites on the GO surface, for the selective oxidation of glycerol to dihydroxyacetone (DHA). Graphene oxide is covalently functionalized with 2,4-dihydroxypyridine (DHP), which resembles the identified active sites in the carbon clusters. As anticipated, the DHP-functionalized graphene oxide catalyst (DHP@GO) improved the conversion of glycerol to DHA, the main product, along with minor amounts of glyceric acid (GA) and fumaric acid (FA).
A proof of concept for the cooperation from the adjacent quinone groups to N sites during the metal free oxidation of glycerol by nitrogen rich graphene oxide / A. Dogra, V. Sharma, I. Barlocco, A. Villa, N. Gupta. - In: NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 1144-0546. - 45:42(2021 Nov 01), pp. 19651-19654. [10.1039/d1nj04226b]
A proof of concept for the cooperation from the adjacent quinone groups to N sites during the metal free oxidation of glycerol by nitrogen rich graphene oxide
I. Barlocco;A. VillaPenultimo
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2021
Abstract
Glycerol is a key by-product in biodiesel production and can be utilized in the synthesis of value-added chemicals. The low cost and fairly abundant availability of glycerol can be advantageous in producing a variety of pharmaceuticals and cosmetic products. Among the various catalytic transformations, selective oxidation is a promising pathway for the valorization of glycerol. In this present report, we deliver a first proof of concept for the involvement of quinone groups adjacent to N sites on the GO surface, for the selective oxidation of glycerol to dihydroxyacetone (DHA). Graphene oxide is covalently functionalized with 2,4-dihydroxypyridine (DHP), which resembles the identified active sites in the carbon clusters. As anticipated, the DHP-functionalized graphene oxide catalyst (DHP@GO) improved the conversion of glycerol to DHA, the main product, along with minor amounts of glyceric acid (GA) and fumaric acid (FA).File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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