Highly recyclable fluoride for enhanced cascade hydrosilylation-cyclization of levulinates to γ-valerolactone at low temperatures
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DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b02756
Abstract: A facile and benign catalytic route has been developed to quantitatively yield γ-valerolactone (GVL; ca. 97%) from biomass-based levulinates at room temperature to 80 °C by using easily available polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) and KF as the… read more here.
Keywords: hydrosilylation cyclization; recyclable fluoride; highly recyclable; cascade hydrosilylation ... See more keywords