Improved dicarboxylic acid production (IMAGE)

Kyoto University

Improved dicarboxylic acid production

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Using an iridium catalyst bound to a bipyridonate ligand, researchers were able to synthesize dicarboxylic acids from aqueous diols, with the added benefit of generating hydrogen as a byproduct

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Kyoto University

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