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Highly Efficient Process for Production of Biofuel from Ethanol Catalyzed by Ruthenium Pincer Complexes

2016; American Chemical Society; Volume: 138; Issue: 29 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1021/jacs.6b05433

1943-2984

Yinjun Xie, Yehoshoa Ben‐David, Linda J. W. Shimon, David Milstein,

Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies

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.