High activity and selectivity of Ag/SiO2 catalyst for hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate

Anyuan Yin; Xiaoyang Guo; Weilin Dai; Kangnian Fan

doi:10.1039/C0CC00581A

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High activity and selectivity of Ag/SiO₂catalyst for hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate†

Anyuan Yin,^a Xiaoyang Guo,^a Weilin Dai*^a and Kangnian Fan^a

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Abstract

Ag/SiO₂ prepared by a sol–gel process is highly effective for selective gas-phase hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to corresponding alcohols. The catalysts are of great potential as industrially viable and novel catalysts for the production of methyl glycolate and ethylene glycol.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC00581A
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 25 Mar 2010
Accepted: 16 Apr 2010
First published: 12 May 2010

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Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 4348-4350

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High activity and selectivity of Ag/SiO₂ catalyst for hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate

A. Yin, X. Guo, W. Dai and K. Fan, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 4348 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC00581A

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