@inproceedings{23061b502e8f44ae9ffa97123df96264,
title = "Transfer hydrogenation reaction of ketones and formic acid under hydrothermal conditions without a catalyst",
abstract = "The hydrothermal experiments with ketones and formic acid showed that the hydrogen transfer reduction of ketones can be conducted with formic acid as a hydride donor in the presence of NaOH at 300 °C. The yield of alcohols was considerably higher at a much lower ratio of hydrogen source to ketones than the traditional Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction, reaching 60% for isopropanol from acetone and 70% for lactic acid from pyruvic acid. Water molecules as a catalyst may directly participate in the transition state by making a hydrogen-bond ring network with the substrate molecules.",
keywords = "Formic acid, Hydrothermal reaction, Ketone, Transfer hydrogenation reduction",
author = "Zheng Shen and Yalei Zhang and Xuefei Zhou and Bing Wu and Jianglin Cao and Fangming Jin",
year = "2010",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1063/1.3456352",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780735407985",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
pages = "356--359",
booktitle = "2nd International Symposium on Aqua Science, Water Resource and Low Carbon Energy",
note = "2nd International Symposium on Aqua Science, Water Resource and Low Carbon Energy ; Conference date: 07-12-2009 Through 10-12-2009",
}