HYDROGENOLYSIS OF GLYCEROL

摘要

A process for the catalytic hydrogenolysis of glycerol in the presence of a homogeneous catalyst that is based on a platinum group metal or a compound of a platinum group metal, an anion source, and a metal- complexing compound of the formula Q1Q2MQ3 (I) or Q1Q2MQMQ3Q4 (II) wherein M represents phosphorus, arsenic or antimony, Q represents a group that is covalently bonded to both M's and having at least two atoms in the bridge and Q1 to Q4 are independently similar or dissimilar optionally substituted hydrocarbyl groups or Q1 and Q2 and/or Q3 and Q4 represent similar or dissimilar optionally substituted hydrocarbylene groups.