乙酰丙酸及其酯类合成γ-戊内酯的最新研究进展

doi:10.3969/j.issn.0253-2417.2017.03.002

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 在众多生物质平台分子中，γ-戊内酯（GVL）作为一种新型的生物质基化合物具有广泛的应用价值。首先介绍了由生物质平台分子乙酰丙酸（LA）及其酯类通过氢化作用制备GVL的反应途径及其最新研究进展，在这个反应过程中，氢源对不同催化体系有重要的影响，因此，着重归纳总结了非均相催化剂（氢源：氢气、甲酸和醇类），在多种类型催化体系下催化合成GVL的合成路线和方法，为探索更加绿色、经济、高效、可持续的GVL合成途径，发展新的转化技术梳理思路并提供参考。

关键词: 生物质, 乙酰丙酸, γ-戊内酯, 催化体系, 氢化

Abstract: So far, various platform molecules have been obtained from biomass and its derivatives. Among these molecules, γ-valerolactone (GVL) is widely used because of its high stability, low toxicity and low volatility. In this paper, various catalytic reaction systems such as H₂ gas, formic acid (FA) or alcohols as hydrogen source for the hydrogenation of levulinic acid (LA) and its esters to GVL are summarized. The future research trends of the selective hydrogenation of LA to GVL are suggested.

Key words: biomass, levulinic acid, γ-valerolactone, catalytic system, hydrogenation

中图分类号:

TQ35

张颖, 李闯, 傅尧. 乙酰丙酸及其酯类合成γ-戊内酯的最新研究进展[J]. 林产化学与工业, 2017, 37(3): 10-20.

ZHANG Ying, LI Chuang, FU Yao. Recent Progress in Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid and Its Esters to γ-Valerolactone[J]. Chemistry and Industry of Forest Products, 2017, 37(3): 10-20.

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