Abstract
The present invention concerns a process for converting biomass into useful organic building blocks for the chemical industry. The process involves the reduction of a polyol wherein at least two of the hydroxyl groups are located on adjacent carbon atoms in the presence of a molybdenum-based catalyst of the formula (I), such as (ΝΗ4)6Μo7O24⋅4Η20. A primary or secondary monohydric C1-C4 alcohol is used as reductant, as well as a solvent.
| Original language | English |
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| IPC | C07D 307/ 28 A I |
| Patent number | WO2016078673 |
| Filing date | 26/05/2016 |
| Country/Territory | International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) |
| Priority date | 20/11/2014 |
| Priority number | EP20140194196 |
| Publication status | Published - 26 May 2016 |