Cover Picture: Transfer Hydrogenation of Ethyl Levulinate to γ-Valerolactone Catalyzed by Iron Complexes (Chin. J. Chem. 4/2015)

Nan Dai,

Nan Dai

Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China

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Rui Shang,

Rui Shang

Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China

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Mingchen Fu,

Mingchen Fu

Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China

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Yao Fu,

Corresponding Author

Yao Fu

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Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China

Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China, Tel.: 0086-0551-63607476; Fax: 0086-0551-63606689Search for more papers by this author

Nan Dai,

Nan Dai

Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China

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Rui Shang,

Rui Shang

Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China

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Mingchen Fu,

Mingchen Fu

Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China

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Yao Fu,

Corresponding Author

Yao Fu

[email protected]

Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China

Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China, Tel.: 0086-0551-63607476; Fax: 0086-0551-63606689Search for more papers by this author

First published: 13 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1002/cjoc.201590009

Citations: 2

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The cover picture shows a new and green transformation path for the synthesis of γ-valerolactone from biomass-derived ethyl levulinate, which is realized by iron-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation. γ-Valerolactone is a valuable chemical, which can be used as liquid fuel, food additive, solvent and also intermediate for organic synthesis. By utilizing Casey's catalyst and cheap isopropanol as hydrogen source, γ-valerolactone can be generated in 95% yield. Addition of catalytic amount of base is important to achieve good yield. More details are discussed in the communication by Fu et al. on page 405–408.