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Propanol from glycerin

azg - 26-4-2014 at 04:31

Is there any way I could get 1-propanol from glycerin? I searched in google but no luck.

deltaH - 26-4-2014 at 05:03

In theory yes, by first forming acrolein and then hydrogenating it fully, but acrolein is really toxic!

azg - 26-4-2014 at 07:24

Thanks deltaH and Nicodem