Abstract
A vanadium‐catalysed deoxydehydration (DODH) of neat glycerol has been developed. Cheap and readily available ammonium metavanadate (NH4VO3) affords higher yields of allyl alcohol than the well‐established catalyst methyltrioxorhenium. A study in which deuterium‐labelled glycerol was used was undertaken to further elucidate the dual role of glycerol as both an oxidant and reductant. This study led to the proposal of a metal‐catalysed DODH mechanism for the production of allyl alcohol and a deeper understanding of the formation of the byproducts acrolein and propanal.
Original language | English |
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Journal | ChemCatChem |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 759-778 |
ISSN | 1867-3880 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Alcohols
- Isotopic labeling
- Reaction mechanisms
- Rhenium
- Vanadium