Rapid and selective retro-aldol condensation of glucose to glycolaldehyde in supercritical water
- 23 May 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Green Chemistry
- Vol. 4 (3) , 285-287
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b203968k
Abstract
Retro-aldol condensation of glucose occurred preferentially relative to dehydration and isomerization under low water density conditions in supercritical water, and glycolaldehyde was successfully produced in a rapid and selective manner without any catalyst.Keywords
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