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Rapid and selective retro-aldol condensation of glucose to glycolaldehyde in supercritical water

Mitsuru Sasaki, Kohtaro Goto, Kiyohiko Tajima, Tadafumi Adschiri, Kunio Arai

Green Chemistry · 2002 · 189 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

Retro-aldol condensation of glucose occurred preferentially relative to dehydration and isomerization under low water density conditions in supercritical water, and glycolaldehyde was successfully produced in a rapid and selective manner without any catalyst.

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