AI Article Synopsis
- γ-Valerolactone (GVL) is an important compound for producing fine chemicals, like pentenoic acid (PA), from biomass.
- PA is a crucial intermediate in reactions involving GVL, but easily breaks down into other alkene products due to decarboxylation.
- Researchers have developed a new effective catalyst by modifying the acidity of Brønsted acid sites in an aluminophosphate molecular sieve by adding zinc, improving the conversion of GVL to PA.
Article Abstract
γ-Valerolactone (GVL) is regarded as a key platform molecule in the production of fine chemicals such as pentenoic acid (PA) from biomass. Although PA is believed to be the key intermediate in solid-acid-catalyzed reactions of GVL, due to subsequent facile decarboxylation reactions further alkene products are formed. Here, by tailoring the acidity of Brønsted acid sites in an aluminophosphate (AlPO) molecular sieve through incorporation of Zn into the framework, we access a new selective and effective catalyst for GVL conversion to PA.
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