Lewis Acid and Base Catalysis of YNbO4 Toward Aqueous‐Phase Conversion of Hexose and Triose Sugars to Lactic Acid in Water

Amphoteric YNbO4 was synthesized by the simple coprecipitation using (NH4)3[Nb(O2)4] and Y(NO3)3, and examined as a new solid acid‐base bifunctional catalyst for various reactions including aqueous‐phase conversion of glucose to lactic acid. After drying the white precipitate at 353 K for 3 h, the r...

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