Chemo-Bio Catalyzed Synthesis of R-1-Phenylethyl Acetate over Bimetallic PdZn Catalysts, Lipase, and Ru/Al2O3 : part II

• One-pot synthesis of R-1-phenyethylacetate at 70 degrees C was investigated using three different catalysts simultaneously, namely a bimetallic PdZn/Al2O3 as a hydrogenation catalyst, an immobilized lipase as an acylation catalyst and Ru/Al2O3 as a racemization catalyst. The most active bimetallic catalyst was PdZn/Al2O3 calcined at 300 degrees C and reduced at 400 degrees C, whereas the most selective although less active catalyst was the one being calcined and reduced at 500 degrees C. The highest selectivity to R-1-phenylethyl acetate over this catalyst was 32 at 48% conversion. Ru/Al2O3 was confirmed to have a positive effect on the formation of the desired product, although it was not very active in the racemization during one-pot synthesis.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi -- Fysikalisk kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences -- Physical Chemistry (hsv//eng)

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