Aromatic Monomers by in Situ Conversion of Reactive Intermediates in the Acid-Catalyzed Depolymerization of Lignin

Conversion of lignin into well-defined aromatic chemicals is a highly attractive goal but is often hampered by recondensation of the formed fragments, especially in acidolysis. Here, we describe new strategies that markedly suppress such undesired pathways to result in diverse aromatic compounds pre...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Chemical Society Jg. 137; H. 23; S. 7456 - 7467
Hauptverfasser: Deuss, Peter J., Scott, Martin, Tran, Fanny, Westwood, Nicholas J., de Vries, Johannes G., Barta, Katalin
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: WASHINGTON Amer Chemical Soc 17.06.2015
Schlagworte:
Chemistry
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Physical Sciences
Science & Technology
OXIDATION
HYDROGENOLYSIS
O BOND-CLEAVAGE
ORGANOSOLV LIGNIN
METAL-CATALYSTS
ETHANOLYSIS PRODUCTS
DEGRADATION
ARYL ETHERS
MODEL COMPOUNDS
RENEWABLE CHEMICALS
ISSN:0002-7863, 1520-5126
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Zusammenfassung:Conversion of lignin into well-defined aromatic chemicals is a highly attractive goal but is often hampered by recondensation of the formed fragments, especially in acidolysis. Here, we describe new strategies that markedly suppress such undesired pathways to result in diverse aromatic compounds previously not systematically targeted from lignin: Model studies established that a catalytic amount of triflic acid is very effective in cleaving the beta-O-4 linkage, most abundant in lignin. An aldehyde product was identified as the main cause of side reactions under cleavage conditions. Capturing this unstable compound by reaction with diols and by in situ catalytic hydrogenation or decarbonylation lead to three distinct groups of aromatic compounds in high yields acetals, ethanol and ethyl aromatics, and methyl aromatics. Notably, the same product groups were obtained when these approaches were successfully extended to lignin. In addition, the formation of higher molecular weight side products was markedly suppressed, indicating that the aldehyde intermediates play a significant role in these processes. The described strategy has the potential to be generally applicable for the production of interesting aromatic compounds from lignin.
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ISSN:0002-7863
1520-5126
DOI:10.1021/jacs.5b03693