Polymers are ubiquitously present in our daily life because they can meet a wide range of
needs and fields of applications. This success, based on an irresponsible linear …

Catalytic transformation of cellulose into value-added chemicals is of great importance for
utilization of renewable and abundant biomass. Due to the high oxygen content, cellulose …

Chemical synthesis of amino acids directly from biomass feedstock is rare. Reported here is
a one‐step protocol to convert crude glycerol, from the biodiesel industry, into 43% alanine …

Herein, we report a well-defined pincer manganese complex supported by PNP ligands for
the conversion of glycerol to sodium lactate with dihydrogen liberation. Sodium lactate could …

Lactic acid is a high-value-added chemical with large production, which is used in many
industries including the production of pyruvic and acrylic acids. Lactic acid is largely …

Developing efficient Cu‐based catalysts for catalytic conversion of glycerol to lactic acid has
attracted much attention because of the low cost and high activity. However, construction of …

Selective and high yield transformation of glycerol to lactic acid using NNN pincer ruthenium
catalysts - Chemical Communications (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/D0CC02884C Royal …

The world demand for a greener and sustainable environment has driven researchers all
over the world to put effort in utilizing all the waste into valuable products. The circular …

Highly efficient and selective transformations of glycerol to valuable chemicals are currently
an attractive and challenging target reaction in biorefineries. A bifunctional catalyst …

Herein, a series of pincer–Mn complexes based on bis (imino) pyridine ligands of the type
R2NNN (R= tBu, iPr, Cy and Ph) were synthesized and characterized using various …