A weakly basic Co/CeOx catalytic system for one-pot conversion of cellulose to diols: Kungfu on eggs.

Chuang LiGuangyue XuKui LiChenguang WangYing Zhang Yao Fu

Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2019)

A controlled, weakly basic Co/CeOx catalyst was designed for one-pot conversion of cellulose to ethylene glycol (EG) and 1,2-propylene glycol (1,2-PG) to achieve near-equivalent yield. The efficiency is mainly attributed to Con+-Ox-Ce3+ base-acid pairs that hindered humin formation by ensuring a precise balance across the various steps of the reaction.

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