Chemical Communications 2010-06-28

High activity and selectivity of Ag/SiO2 catalyst for hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate.

Anyuan Yin, Xiaoyang Guo, Weilin Dai, Kangnian Fan

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) 46(24) , 4348-50, (2010)

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Abstract

Ag/SiO(2) prepared by a sol-gel process is highly effective for selective gas-phase hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to corresponding alcohols. The catalysts are of great potential as industrially viable and novel catalysts for the production of methyl glycolate and ethylene glycol.