Chemists turn metal catalysis on its head for a sustainable future

“A research team used high-valent transition metal catalysts for an unconventional hydrogenation of carboxylic acid groups, common to biomass feedstocks. The high-valent catalysts showed good selectivity under mild conditions…”

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170627134340.htm