Waste Not, Want Not: Mild and Selective Catalytic Oxidation of Uronic Acids. Issue 9 (12th August 2013) - van der Klis, Frits
Abstract And isn′t it uronic: A mild, highly efficient and selective catalytic oxidation of pectin‐derived uronic acids to the corresponding aldaric acids is reported. Fast, quantitative conversions (>99 %) of the starting materials are achieved with high selectivity (>97 %) at room temperature, using supported gold catalysts and air as oxidizing agent.