Toshiyuki Kitamura, T. Harada
Dec 1, 1999
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Journal of Molecular Catalysis A-chemical
Abstract
Abstract The hydrogenolysis of disodium trans-epoxysuccinate to the malate in the solid-to-solid state was investigated with supported Pd catalysts. The reaction was carried out at 100°C; the reaction temperature is much lower than the melting points of the epoxide, the malate, and their mixture. We observed nearly quantitative formation of the malate when carbon was used as the support for Pd. Moreover, this finding suggested that the organic components over Pd/C were in the solid state not only before and after the reaction but also during the reaction. This idea was supported by a microscopic study of the mixture of catalyst–organic components before and after the reaction.