Synthesizing dicarboxylic acids and hydrogen simultaneously from diols
Friday, July 31, 2020 - 14:40
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers develop a safer and more efficient way to produce dicarboxylic acid. Using an iridium catalyst bound to a bipyridonate ligand, researchers were able to synthesize dicarboxylic acids from aqueous diols, with the added benefit of generating hydrogen as a byproduct.