From sugars to aliphatic amines: as sweet as it sounds? Production and applications of bio-based aliphatic amines

B Vermeeren, S Van Praet, W Arts, T Narmon… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Aliphatic amines encompass a diverse group of amines that include alkylamines, alkyl
polyamines, alkanolamines and aliphatic heterocyclic amines. Their structural diversity and …

Atomically dispersed ruthenium hydride on beta zeolite as catalysts for the isomerization of muconates

I Khalil, MG Rigamonti, K Janssens, A Bugaev… - Nature Catalysis, 2024 - nature.com
Searching for sustainable polymers requires access to biomass-based monomers. In that
sense, glucose-derived cis, cis-muconic acid stands as a high-potential intermediate …

Opportunities and challenges in Upscaling the production of N, N-dimethylaminoethanol from bio-based glycolaldehyde

S Van Praet, F Rammal, B Vermeeren, T Nicolaï… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, significant focus has been placed on the sustainable chemical production of
ethanolamines using bio-based feedstocks. Thorough investigations have been conducted …

Selective Multifunctional Aliphatic Amine Synthesis: Unraveling Universal Control Strategies in Catalytic Reductive Amination of Biobased α-Hydroxy Carbonyl …

B Vermeeren, S Van Praet, A De Ridder… - ACS Sustainable …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Catalytic reductive amination of carbohydrate-derived α-hydroxy carbonyl oxygenates offers
an elegant approach to access both aliphatic alkanolamines and alkyl polyamines via the …

One-pot efficient bioconversion of crocetin from zeaxanthin via a dual-enzyme system

M Shan, M Yao, N Liang, H Wang, N Wu… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Saffron contains pharmacologic active compounds and a large number of flavor compounds.
Both originate from carotenoids by biocatalyzed oxidation. Crocetin in saffron exhibits …

Room-temperature synthesis of primary amines by selective hydrogenation of nitriles over ZnAlOx supported Ni catalysts

H Zhao, Y He, X Wang, J He, A Liu, Z Zhang - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2023 - Elsevier
Selective hydrogenation of nitriles is a feasible route to synthesize primary amines. While
highly desirable, conducting the synthesis under mild conditions is challenging. We report …

A waste-minimized protocol for electrochemical reductive amination and its environmental assessment

ST Colangeli, F Campana, F Ferlin, L Vaccaro - Green Chemistry, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
The environmental impact linked to the use of solvents is a recurring criticism of the
development of sustainable chemical processes. The possibility of recovering the reaction …

How intermediate analysis inspires selectivity control for the catalytic reductive amination of carbohydrates toward ethylene polyamines

B Vermeeren, S Van Praet, W Arts, BF Sels - Chem Catalysis, 2023 - cell.com
The synthesis of bio-based amines via the catalytic reductive amination of carbohydrate-
derived substrates has gained growing interest over the past few years. However, research …

Evaluation of Green Biobased Plasticizers in Poly (vinyl chloride): Sustainability, Thermal Behavior, Mechanical Properties, and Durability

A De Bruyne, K Cérdan, G O'Rourke… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We report the use of biobased plasticizers prepared from citric acid in poly (vinyl
chloride)(PVC). The use of citric ester plasticizers is well known for PVC. However, these are …

Synthesis of novel 2- and 8-substituted 4-amino-7-chloroquinolines and their N-alkylated coupling products

DB Nemez, BK Sidhu, K Carlin… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
The synthesis of a series of 2-and 8-substituted 4-amino-7-chloroquinolines is presented.
Starting from 4, 7-dichloroquinolines, the chloro in the 4-position can be effectively …