Transformations of less-activated phenols and phenol derivatives via C–O cleavage

Z Qiu, CJ Li - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Employing phenols and phenol derivatives as electrophiles for cross-coupling reactions has
numerous advantages over commonly used aryl halides in terms of environmental …

Formic acid, a biomass-derived source of energy and hydrogen for biomass upgrading

F Valentini, V Kozell, C Petrucci, A Marrocchi… - Energy & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Formic acid is a main product from biomass-derived carbohydrates and is attracting ever
more attention as a sustainable hydrogen source, owing to its high volumetric hydrogen …

Sustainable access to renewable N-containing chemicals from reductive amination of biomass-derived platform compounds

J He, L Chen, S Liu, K Song, S Yang, A Riisager - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrogen-containing compounds are pivotal building blocks with extensive application in the
manufacture of pharmaceuticals, polymer materials, agrochemicals and organic synthesis …

[HTML][HTML] Bio-based amines through sustainable heterogeneous catalysis

M Pelckmans, T Renders, S Van de Vyver, BF Sels - Green Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The production of amines from biomass is a growing field of interest. Particularly the
amination of bio-based alcohols receives a lot of attention. In this review, we discuss recent …

An adventure in sustainable cross-coupling of phenols and derivatives via carbon–oxygen bond cleavage

H Zeng, Z Qiu, A Domínguez-Huerta, Z Hearne… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Aryl halides are very useful electrophiles for synthesizing various substituted aromatic
compounds via metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. Because of the high cost …

Formal direct cross‐coupling of phenols with amines

Z Chen, H Zeng, SA Girard, F Wang… - Angewandte …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The transition‐metal‐catalyzed amination of aryl halides has been the most powerful
method for the formation of aryl amines over the past decades. Phenols are regarded as …

Coupling without coupling reactions: en route to developing phenols as sustainable coupling partners via dearomatization–rearomatization processes

Z Qiu, H Zeng, CJ Li - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Transition-metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions represent one of the most
straightforward and efficient protocols to assemble two different molecular motifs for the …

Unprecedented catalytic performance in amine syntheses via Pd/gC 3 N 4 catalyst-assisted transfer hydrogenation

X Xu, J Luo, L Li, D Zhang, Y Wang, G Li - Green Chemistry, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The preparation of amine compounds is very important for both the chemical industry and
renewable feedstock processing. Nevertheless, difficulties remain in finding a catalytic …

Synthesis of functional chemicals from lignin‐derived monomers by selective organic transformations

K Natte, A Narani, V Goyal, N Sarki… - … Synthesis & Catalysis, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The valorization of lignin and its model compounds represents a key technology applied for
the production of lignin‐monomers, which constitute as renewable feedstocks and …

Catalytic biomass upgrading exploiting liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs)

F Ferlin, F Valentini, A Marrocchi… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The use of hydrogen at high-pressure is associated with major safety concerns, storage, and
high cost. Therefore, the development of reductive chemical processes based on the use of …