@article{bc9a469d6a944a24be35f7991b813d37,
title = "Effect of metal chlorides on glucose mutarotation and possible implications on humin formation",
abstract = " An in situ Raman spectroscopic kinetic study of the glucose mutarotation reaction is presented herein. The effect of metal chlorides on the ease of the ring opening process is discussed. It is shown that SnCl 4 facilitates the mutarotation process towards the β-anomer extremely fast, while CrCl 3 appears to promote the formation of the α-anomer of glucose. The infrared spectra of humins prepared in different Lewis acids underscore the possibility of multiple reaction pathways. ",
author = "Pranav Ramesh and Athanasios Kritikos and George Tsilomelekis",
note = "Funding Information: This material is based upon work supported in part by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and the National Science Foundation Award #1705825. Funding Information: George Tsilomelekis is an Assis- tant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical En- gineering at Rutgers University. His research interests lie at the intersection of material synthe- sis, catalysis and reaction engi- neering with endeavors to be placed on establishing structure– reactivity relationships via the rational implementation of mo- lecular spectroscopic techniques under real reaction conditions (operando spectroscopy). His specific research directions encompass the unravelling of solvent effects in biomass processing as well as understanding of active sites in alkane dehydrogenation reactions. Dr. Tsilomelekis is the recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER award as well as the American Chemical Society Doctoral New Investigator award. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 The Royal Society of Chemistry.",
year = "2019",
month = feb,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1039/c8re00233a",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "4",
pages = "273--277",
journal = "Reaction Chemistry and Engineering",
issn = "2058-9883",
publisher = "Royal Society of Chemistry",
number = "2",
}