Glicerol: um breve histórico e aplicação em sínteses estereosseletivas

• Author(s): Beatriz,Adilson ; Araújo,Yara J. K. ; Lima,Dênis Pires de
• Date: 2011
• Origin: Oasisbr
• Subject(s): glycerol; biodiesel; stereoselective synthesis
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: Portuguese

Description

Presently glycerol is considered a co-product of biodiesel industry. As the biodiesel production is exponentially increasing, glycerol generated from the transesterification of vegetable oils and fats is also being produced on a large scale, and turned out to be essential seeking for novel alternatives to the consumption of the extra volume, in crude and/or as derivatives high added value. This review mainly deals with chemical and enzymatic transformations of glycerol to obtain chiral building blocks for synthesis of pharmaceuticals and natural products.