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Chem. Commun., 2002, 696 - 697, DOI: 10.1039/b201112n

Selective oxidation of glycerol to glyceric acid using a gold catalyst in aqueous sodium hydroxide

Silvio Carrettin, Paul McMorn, Peter Johnston, Ken Griffin and Graham J. Hutchings

Glycerol is oxidised to glyceric acid with 100% selectivity using either 1% Au/charcoal or 1% Au/graphite catalyst under mild reaction conditions (60 °C, 3 h, water as solvent).

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