Issue 17, 2019

Catalytic oxidative dehydrogenation of malic acid to oxaloacetic acid

Abstract

Here we report the oxidative dehydrogenation of malic acid to oxaloacetic acid, a key precursor in the fabrication of amino acids, over Pt–Bi/C catalysts. Under optimized conditions, we discovered that OAA was selectively produced with up to 60% conversion (i.e. 60% yield). The recurrent unwanted decarboxylation of OAA to pyruvic acid was circumvented by successfully conducting the catalytic reaction at 25 °C. A comparison with the classical Fenton oxidation reaction is discussed.

Graphical abstract: Catalytic oxidative dehydrogenation of malic acid to oxaloacetic acid

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 maj 2019
Accepted
24 jul 2019
First published
24 jul 2019

Green Chem., 2019,21, 4604-4608

Catalytic oxidative dehydrogenation of malic acid to oxaloacetic acid

A. Drif, A. Pineda, D. Morvan, V. Belliere-Baca, K. De Oliveira Vigier and F. Jérôme, Green Chem., 2019, 21, 4604 DOI: 10.1039/C9GC01768B

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