Dehydration of Triol Compounds in High-Temperature Liquid Water Under High-Pressure Carbon Dioxide

High-temperature liquid water treatment of triol compounds [1,2,3-propanetriol (glycerol), 1,2,4-butanetriol (1,2,4-BTO), and 1,2,5-pentanetriol (1,2,5-PTO)] was carried out using a batch reactor. Intramolecular dehydration to hydroxyacetone from glycerol, 3-hydroxytetrahydrofuran from 1,2,4-BTO, and both tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol and 3-hydroxytetrahydropyran from 1,2,5-PTO proceeded in water at 573 K. The dehydration rates were enhanced by the...