Mechanistic Insights into Ring-Opening and Decarboxylation of 2-Pyrones in Liquid Water and Tetrahydrofuran Solvents

Chia, Mei

Tuesday, June 4, 2013: 10:20 AM

French (Galt House Hotel)

Mei Chia¹, Mohammad Ali Haider², George Kraus³, Matthew Neurock² and James A. Dumesic¹, (1)University of Wisconsin Madison, USA, (2)University of Virginia, USA, (3)Iowa State University, USA.

In this work, we establish reactivity trends for 2-pyrones, an important class of molecules for the production of biorenewable chemicals, based upon key structural features, including the position of the C=C bond, and degree of substitution and type of functional group at the C₄ and C₆ positions of the ring.

Extended Abstracts:

Pyrone abstract_NAM2013_mei chia.pdf (138.3KB) - Extended Abstract

O-Tu-Fre-3 Mechanistic Insights into Ring-Opening and Decarboxylation of 2-Pyrones in Liquid Water and Tetrahydrofuran Solvents