Glycerol: A promising green solvent and reducing agent for metal-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation reactions and nanoparticles formation

Applied Sciences (Switzerland)

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-69

  Díaz álvarez, Alba E ^a,b   Cadierno, Victorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Glycerol; Green solvent; Hydrogen donor; Metal catalysis; Metal nanoparticles; Reduction reactions; Transfer hydrogenation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885880358     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20763417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/app3010055     Document Type: Review

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