DOI: 10.1039/d3ra04058e ISSN:
Synthesis of biofuel precursors from benzaldehyde and cyclopentanone via aldehyde–ketone condensation in a deep eutectic solvent system
Yunqi Cao, Fang Liu, Yunyun Liu, Qiang Yu- General Chemical Engineering
- General Chemistry
A novel catalytic system consisting of a deep eutectic solvent and SnCl4 (ChCl/Fa–SnCl4) was successfully developed to synthesize biofuel precursors (C12 and C19) through aldehyde–ketone condensation of benzaldehyde (BD) and cyclopentanone (CPO).