The Critical Role of Water in the Ring Opening of Furfural Alcohol to 1,2-Pentanediol
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DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b02845
Abstract: Water, as an environmentally benign solvent, is a very common medium in biomass conversion. Here, we describe how water can significantly promote the ring-opening process of furfural alcohol and enhance the selectivity to 1,2-pentanediol formation.… read more here.
Keywords: opening process; ring opening; pentanediol; water ... See more keywords
Tracking of the molecular geometrical changes in the primary event of photoinduced ring-opening reactions of a spiropyran model in gas phase
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DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2020.1814971
Abstract: Spiropyran (SP) is one of the photochromic molecules that have been extensively studied because of their huge commercial applications. When exposed to the UV light, SP undergoes a molecular arrangement to generate an open-form merocyanine… read more here.
Keywords: opening process; geometrical changes; ring opening; molecular geometrical ... See more keywords