Dinuclear p -cymene ruthenium hydrido complexes as active catalysts for the hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone with formic acid as the hydrogen source

Boon Ying Tay; Cun Wang; Davin Tan; Shashikant U. Dighe; Ludger P. Stubbs; Sandeep Suryabhan Gholap; Han Vinh Huynh

doi:10.1039/d5dt02040a

December 9, 2025Dalton Transactions

Dinuclear p -cymene ruthenium hydrido complexes as active catalysts for the hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone with formic acid as the hydrogen source

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Key Points

This research aims to develop efficient catalysts for the hydrogenation of levulinic acid.
Utilized dinuclear p -cymene Ru II -NHC complexes as pre-catalysts.
Employed formic acid as the hydrogen source in the catalytic process.
Explored the formation of catalytically active diruthenium species.
Successfully demonstrated the hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone.
Formic acid was an effective hydrogen source in the reaction.
Diruthenium species exhibited high catalytic activity.

Implication

Catalysts enhance hydrogenation of levulinic acid using formic acid in catalytic processes, implying effective conversion methods.

Abstract

The utilisation of p -cymene Ru II -NHC complexes as pre-catalysts with formic acid as the H 2 source facilitates the formation of catalytically active diruthenium species.

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Tay et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69401efa2d562116f28f99a1 https://doi.org/10.1039/d5dt02040a

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Dinuclear p -cymene ruthenium hydrido complexes as active catalysts for the hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone with formic acid as the hydrogen source

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Dinuclear p -cymene ruthenium hydrido complexes as active catalysts for the hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone with formic acid as the hydrogen source

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Implication

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