- Enzymatic oxidation of manganese ions catalysed by laccase
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The principal possibility of enzymatic oxidation of manganese ions by fungal Trametes hirsuta laccase in the presence of oxalate and tartrate ions, whereas not for plant Rhus vernicifera laccase, was demonstrated. Detailed kinetic studies of the oxidation of different enzyme substrates along with oxygen reduction by the enzymes show that in air-saturated solutions the rate of oxygen reduction by the T2/T3 cluster of laccases is fast enough not to be a readily noticeable contribution to the overall turnover rate. Indeed, the limiting step of the oxidation of high-redox potential compounds, such as chelated manganese ions, is the electron transfer from the electron donor to the T1 site of the fungal laccase.
- Gorbacheva, Marina,Morozova, Olga,Shumakovich, Galina,Streltsov, Alexander,Shleev, Sergey,Yaropolov, Alexander
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- Kinetics and process parameter studies in catalytic air oxidation of veratraldehyde to veratric acid
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Kinetics and different process parameters for the air oxidation of veratraldehyde to veratric acid were studied. At a temperature of 130 °C, air pressure of 1 MPa, cobalt acetate loading of 0.03 mol/L, and an initial concentration of 30% w/v of veratraldehyde, the reaction was found to be first order with respect to veratraldehyde. In 3 h at an aldehyde conversion level of 100%, as high as 99% selectivity was achieved.
- Mukhopadhyay, Sudip
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- One-Pot Biocatalytic In Vivo Methylation-Hydroamination of Bioderived Lignin Monomers to Generate a Key Precursor to L-DOPA
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Electron-rich phenolic substrates can be derived from the depolymerisation of lignin feedstocks. Direct biotransformations of the hydroxycinnamic acid monomers obtained can be exploited to produce high-value chemicals, such as α-amino acids, however the reaction is often hampered by the chemical autooxidation in alkaline or harsh reaction media. Regioselective O-methyltransferases (OMTs) are ubiquitous enzymes in natural secondary metabolic pathways utilising an expensive co-substrate S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM) as the methylating reagent altering the physicochemical properties of the hydroxycinnamic acids. In this study, we engineered an OMT to accept a variety of electron-rich phenolic substrates, modified a commercial E. coli strain BL21 (DE3) to regenerate SAM in vivo, and combined it with an engineered ammonia lyase to partake in a one-pot, two whole cell enzyme cascade to produce the l-DOPA precursor l-veratrylglycine from lignin-derived ferulic acid.
- Birmingham, William R.,Galman, James L.,Parmeggiani, Fabio,Seibt, Lisa,Turner, Nicholas J.
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- Polyhydroxybenzoic acid derivatives as potential new antimalarial agents
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With more than 200 million cases and 400,000 related deaths, malaria remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases of 2021. Unfortunately, despite the availability of efficient treatments, we have observed an increase in people infected with malaria since 2015 (from 211 million in 2015 to 229 million in 2019). This trend could partially be due to the development of resistance to all the current drugs. Therefore, there is an urgent need for new alternatives. We have, thus, selected common natural scaffolds, polyhydroxybenzoic acids, and synthesized a library of derivatives to better understand the structure–activity relationships explaining their antiplasmodial effect. Only gallic acid derivatives showed a noticeable potential for further developments. Indeed, they showed a selective inhibitory effect on Plasmodium (IC50 ~20 μM, SI > 5) often associated with interesting water solubility. Moreover, this has confirmed the critical importance of free phenolic functions (pyrogallol moiety) for the antimalarial effect. Methyl 4-benzoxy-3,5-dihydroxybenzoate (39) has, for the first time, been recognized as a potential lead for future research because of its marked inhibitory activity against Plasmodium falciparum and its significant hydrosolubility (3.72 mM).
- Degotte, Gilles,Francotte, Pierre,Pirotte, Bernard,Frédérich, Michel
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- Ruthenium-on-Carbon-Catalyzed Facile Solvent-Free Oxidation of Alcohols: Efficient Progress under Solid-Solid (Liquid)-Gas Conditions
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A protocol for the ruthenium-on-carbon (Ru/C)-catalyzed solvent-free oxidation of alcohols, which proceeds efficiently under solid-solid (liquid)-gas conditions, was developed. Various primary and secondary alcohols were transformed to corresponding aldehydes and ketones in moderate to excellent isolated yields by simply stirring in the presence of 10% Ru/C under air or oxygen conditions. The solvent-free oxidation reactions proceeded efficiently regardless of the solid or liquid state of the substrates and reagents and could be applied to gram-scale synthesis without loss of the reaction efficiency. Furthermore, the catalytic activity of Ru/C was maintained after five reuse cycles.
- Park, Kwihwan,Jiang, Jing,Yamada, Tsuyoshi,Sajiki, Hironao
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- Synthesis and antitumor activity of novel pyridoxine-based structural analogs of saccharumoside-B
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A series of 11 new pyridoxine-based structural analogs of saccharumoside-B were obtained using original synthetic approach. Antitumor activity of these compounds against nine human tumor cell lines (MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, A-498, SNB-19, M-14, NCI-H322M, HCT-115, HCT-116, and PC-3) was studied, and cytotoxic activity to three normal (HEK-293, Chang Liver, and MSC) cell lines was evaluated. Among the synthesized compounds, 12d, 12e, 13b, 13d, 13e, and 14 exhibited the highest antitumor activity, comparable to that of camptothecin and doxorubicin, but with significantly increased selectivity toward tumor cells. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
- Pugachev, Mikhail V.,Agafonova, Maria N.,Bastrikova, Oksana A.,Gnezdilov, Oleg I.,Nikishova, Tatyana V.,Balakin, Konstantin V.,Shtyrlin, Yurii G.
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- Selectively Upgrading Lignin Derivatives to Carboxylates through Electrochemical Oxidative C(OH)?C Bond Cleavage by a Mn-Doped Cobalt Oxyhydroxide Catalyst
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Oxidative cleavage of C(OH)?C bonds to afford carboxylates is of significant importance for the petrochemical industry and biomass valorization. Here we report an efficient electrochemical strategy for the selective upgrading of lignin derivatives to carboxylates by a manganese-doped cobalt oxyhydroxide (MnCoOOH) catalyst. A wide range of lignin-derived substrates with C(OH)-C or C(O)-C units undergo efficient cleavage to corresponding carboxylates in excellent yields (80–99 %) and operational stability (200 h). Detailed investigations reveal a tandem oxidation mechanism that base from the electrolyte converts secondary alcohols and their derived ketones to reactive nucleophiles, which are oxidized by electrophilic oxygen species on MnCoOOH from water. As proof of concept, this approach was applied to upgrade lignin derivatives with C(OH)-C or C(O)-C motifs, achieving convergent transformation of lignin-derived mixtures to benzoate and KA oil to adipate with 91.5 % and 64.2 % yields, respectively.
- Zhou, Hua,Li, Zhenhua,Xu, Si-Min,Lu, Lilin,Xu, Ming,Ji, Kaiyue,Ge, Ruixiang,Yan, Yifan,Ma, Lina,Kong, Xianggui,Zheng, Lirong,Duan, Haohong
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p. 8976 - 8982
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- Mild selective oxidative cleavage of lignin C-C bonds over a copper catalyst in water
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The conversion of lignin into aromatics as commodity chemicals and high-quality fuels is a highly desirable goal for biorefineries. However, the presence of robust inter-unit carbon-carbon (C-C) bonds in natural lignin seriously impedes this process. Herein, for the first time, we report the selective cleavage of C-C bonds in β-O-4 and β-1 linkages catalyzed by cheap copper and a base to yield aromatic acids and phenols in excellent yields in water at 30 °C under air without the need for additional complex ligands. Isotope-labeling experiments show that a base-mediated Cβ-H bond cleavage is the rate-determining step for Cα-Cβ bond cleavage. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations suggest that the oxidation of β-O-4 ketone to a key intermediate, i.e., a peroxide, by copper and O2 lowers the Cα-Cβ bond dissociation energy and facilitates its subsequent cleavage. In addition, the catalytic system could be successfully applied to the depolymerization of various authentic lignin feedstocks, affording excellent yields of aromatic compounds and high selectivity of a single monomer. This study offers the potential to economically produce aromatic chemicals from biomass.
- Hu, Yuzhen,Li, Song,Ma, Longlong,Wang, Chenguang,Yan, Long,Zhang, Qi,Zhang, Xinghua,Zhao, Xuelai
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- Structural and Biochemical Studies Enlighten the Unspecific Peroxygenase from Hypoxylon sp. EC38 as an Efficient Oxidative Biocatalyst
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Unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) are glycosylated fungal enzymes that can selectively oxidize C-H bonds. UPOs employ hydrogen peroxide as the oxygen donor and reductant. With such an easy-to-handle cosubstrate and without the need for a reducing agent, UPOs are emerging as convenient oxidative biocatalysts. Here, an unspecific peroxygenase from Hypoxylon sp. EC38 (HspUPO) was identified in an activity-based screen of six putative peroxygenase enzymes that were heterologously expressed in Pichia pastoris. The enzyme was found to tolerate selected organic solvents such as acetonitrile and acetone. HspUPO is a versatile catalyst performing various reactions, such as the oxidation of prim- and sec-alcohols, epoxidations, and hydroxylations. Semipreparative biotransformations were demonstrated for the nonenantioselective oxidation of racemic 1-phenylethanol rac-1b (TON = 13 000), giving the product with 88% isolated yield, and the oxidation of indole 6a to give indigo 6b (TON = 2800) with 98% isolated yield. HspUPO features a compact and rigid three-dimensional conformation that wraps around the heme and defines a funnel-shaped tunnel that leads to the heme iron from the protein surface. The tunnel extends along a distance of about 12 ? with a fairly constant diameter in its innermost segment. Its surface comprises both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups for dealing with substrates of variable polarities. The structural investigation of several protein-ligand complexes revealed that the active site of HspUPO is accessible to molecules of varying bulkiness with minimal or no conformational changes, explaining the relatively broad substrate scope of the enzyme. With its convenient expression system, robust operational properties, relatively small size, well-defined structural features, and diverse reaction scope, HspUPO is an exploitable candidate for peroxygenase-based biocatalysis.
- Ebner, Katharina,Glieder, Anton,Kroutil, Wolfgang,Mattevi, Andrea,Rinnofner, Claudia,Rotilio, Laura,Swoboda, Alexander
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- Nano WO3-Catalyzed One-Pot Process for Mild Oxidative Depolymerization of Lignin and its Model Compounds
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Despite challenges related to the robust and irregular structure of lignin, the valorization of this aromatic biopolymer has aroused great interest. However, the current methods exhibit problems such as harsh reaction conditions, complicated operation, and difficult recovery of catalyst. Herein we present a one-pot process for the mild oxidative depolymerization of lignin and lignin model compounds catalyzed by nano WO3, along with tert-butyl hydrogen peroxide (TBHP) as the oxidant and NaOH as the additive, which exhibits advantages of both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. Under the optimized condition, it yielded 80.4 wt % of liquid oil from organosolv lignin with 7.6 wt % of vanillic acid as the main monomer product, accounting for 91.6 wt % monomeric selectivity. Mechanism studies on the model substrate suggest that the reaction proceeds via an oxidation of Cα?OH to C=O followed by C?O bond cleavage to afford phenol and ketone products which may undergo further oxidation to produce aromatic carboxylic acids. We have developed an operationally simple procedure for mild fragmentation of lignin and lignin model compounds with excellent yields, which provides the potential to expand the existing lignin usage from energy source to value-added commodity chemicals.
- Liang, Jing,Wang, Meng-Xiao,Zhao, Yun-Peng,Yan, Wei-Wei,Si, Xing-Gang,Yu, Guo,Cao, Jing-Pei,Wei, Xian-Yong
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- Polycarboxylated compounds and compositions containing same
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Methods of selectively modifying lignin, polycarboxylated products thereof, and methods of deriving aromatic compounds therefrom. The methods comprise electrochemically oxidizing lignin using stable nitroxyl radicals to selectively oxidize primary hydroxyls on β-O-4 phenylpropanoid units to corresponding carboxylic acids while leaving the secondary hydroxyls unchanged. The oxidation results in polycarboxylated lignin in the form of a polymeric β-hydroxy acid. The polymeric β-hydroxy acid has a high loading of carboxylic acid and can be isolated in acid form, deprotonated, and/or converted to a salt. The β-hydroxy acid, anion, or salt can also be subjected to acidolysis to generate various aromatic monomers or oligomers. The initial oxidation of lignin to the polycarboxylated form renders the lignin more susceptible to acidolysis and thereby enhances the yield of aromatic monomers and oligomers obtained through acidolysis.
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- Biological Characterization, Mechanistic Investigation and Structure-Activity Relationships of Chemically Stable TLR2 Antagonists
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) build the first barrier in the innate immune response and therefore represent promising targets for the modulation of inflammatory processes. Recently, the pyrogallol-containing TLR2 antagonists CU-CPT22 and MMG-11 were reported; however, their 1,2,3-triphenol motif renders them highly susceptible to oxidation and excludes them from use in extended experiments under aerobic conditions. Therefore, we have developed a set of novel TLR2 antagonists (1–9) based on the systematic variation of substructures, linker elements, and the hydrogen-bonding pattern of the pyrogallol precursors by using chemically robust building blocks. The novel series of chemically stable and synthetically accessible TLR2 antagonists (1–9) was pharmacologically characterized, and the potential binding modes of the active compounds were evaluated structurally. Our results provide new insights into structure-activity relationships and allow rationalization of structural binding characteristics. Moreover, they support the hypothesis that this class of TLR ligands bind solely to TLR2 and do not directly interact with TLR1 or TLR6 of the functional heterodimer. The most active compound from this series (6), is chemically stable, nontoxic, TLR2-selective, and shows a similar activity with regard to the pyrogallol starting points, thus indicating the variability of the hydrogen bonding pattern.
- Bermudez, Marcel,Grabowski, Maria,Murgueitio, Manuela S.,Rademann, J?rg,Rudolf, Thomas,Tiemann, Markus,Varga, Péter,Weindl, Günther,Wolber, Gerhard
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- Design, synthesis and evaluation of phthalide alkyl tertiary amine derivatives as promising acetylcholinesterase inhibitors with high potency and selectivity against Alzheimer's disease
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A series of phthalide alkyl tertiary amine derivatives were designed, synthesized and evaluated as potential multi-target agents against Alzheimer's disease (AD). The results indicated that almost all the compounds displayed significant AChE inhibitory and selective activities. Besides, most of the derivatives exhibited increased self-induced Aβ1-42 aggregation inhibitory activity compared to the lead compound DL-NBP, and some compounds also exerted good antioxidant activity. Specifically, compound I-8 showed the highest inhibitory potency toward AChE (IC50 = 2.66 nM), which was significantly better than Donepezil (IC50 = 26.4 nM). Moreover, molecular docking studies revealed that compound I-8 could bind to both the catalytic active site and peripheral anionic site of AChE. Furthermore, compound I-8 displayed excellent BBB permeability in vitro. Importantly, the step-down passive avoidance test indicated that I-8 significantly reversed scopolamine-induced memory deficit in mice. Collectively, these results suggested that I-8 might be a potent and selective AChE inhibitor for further anti-AD drug development.
- Cao, Zhongcheng,Deng, Yong,Li, Yan,Luo, Li,Qiang, Xiaoming,Song, Qing,Tan, Zhenghuai
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- COMPOUNDS HAVING EXCITED STATE INTRAMOLECULAR PROTON TRANSFER (ESIPT) CHARACTER FOR USE IN TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING SUNBURN AND/OR PREVENTING U.V. DAMAGE
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This disclosure relates to use of cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) phenolics in the manufacture of molecules having ESIPT character, wherein said molecules are UVA and/or UVB absorbers, and further wherein said molecules are formulated as protectants against UVA and/or UVB radiation. The disclosure extends to use of CNSL in the manufacture of compositions including molecules having ESIPT character for treating and/or preventing sunburn and/or preventing U.V. damage.
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- Method for preparing organic acid by oxidative cleavage of aromatic secondary alcohol
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The invention relates to a method for preparing organic acids by oxidation of aromatic secondary alcohols. With air or oxygen as an oxygen source, a copper salt and an organic ligand as catalysts, aninorganic alkali is added, and aromatic secondary alcohols are subjected to carbon-carbon bond oxidative cracking to obtain the organic acids. The method has the advantages of high oxidation efficiency and high product yield; with the use of air or oxygen as the oxygen source, the method is economical and environmentally friendly and has good application prospects.
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- Mpsc6 binuclear complexes immobilized on graphene oxide for oxidation of lignin model compounds and lignin
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An efficient process for the oxidative degradation of lignin using M-GO (MPSC6 binuclear complexes immobilized on graphene oxide) biomimetic catalysts in acetonitrile was developed in this work. Different M-GO catalysts (M=Co, Cu, Zn and Ni) were used to catalyze the depolymerization of lignin model compounds and organosolv lignin. The results showed that the immobilization of MPSC6 complexes on GO was favorable for regulating the valuable depolymerization of the model compounds and lignin. The optimal solid catalyst Co-GO exhibited high catalytic activity, which showed a 83.04% conversion of phenolic β-O-4 lignin model compound, a 91.26% conversion of veratryl alcohol and a 96.24% conversion of vanillyl alcohol with a catalyst/model compound ratio of 50 mg:10 mmol and a dosage of 15 mmol H2O2 at 80 °C for 3 h. The stuctural changes of organosolv lignin occurred in catalytic oxidation were analyzed in terms of O/C ratio, molecular weight and OH content of lignin samples, and a plausible mechanism involving the formation of aromatic products and muconolactone from lignin depolymerization over M-GO was also proposed.
- Yang, Xiao-Jun,Zhou, Xue-Fei,Zou, Zheng-Rong
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- Mechanochemical cleavage of lignin models and ligninviaoxidation and a subsequent base-catalyzed strategy
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Mechanochemical cleavage of lignin dimer model compounds to phenolic monomers has been developedviaa two-step strategy under milling conditions. In the first step of this process, the secondary benzylic alcohol of lignin β-O-4 linkages was selectively oxidized to the corresponding ketones over a 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ)/NaNO2catalytic system under milling conditions. In the subsequent step, mechanochemical selective cleavage of the Cβ-O bonds and Cα-Cβbonds of lignin β-O-4 ketones to acids and phenols was promoted by NaOH-catalyzed depolymerization. In addition, this two-step strategy was performed to depolymerize organosolv birch lignin, giving aromatic monomers with good selectivity for syringate. This approach provides an efficient method to convert the β-O-4 linkages of lignin to valuable aromatic monomers under mild reaction conditions.
- Dushkin, Alexandr V.,Su, Weike,Sun, Chen,Xu, Wenhao,Zheng, Lei
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- Amine-Mediated Bond Cleavage in Oxidized Lignin Models
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Introducing amines/ammonia into lignin cracking will allow novel bond cleavage pathways. Herein, a method of amines/ammonia-mediated bond cleavage in oxidized lignin β-O-4 models was studied using a copper catalyst at room temperature, demonstrating the effect of the amine source on the selectivity of products. For primary and secondary aliphatic amines, lignin ketone models underwent oxidative Cα?Cβ bond cleavage and Cα?N bond formation to generate aromatic amides. For ammonia, the competition between oxygen and ammonia determined the selectivity between Cα?N and Cβ?N bond formation, generating amides and α-keto amides, respectively. For tertiary amines, the lignin models underwent oxidative Cα?Cβ bond cleavage to benzoic acids. Control experiments indicated that amines act as nucleophiles attacking at the Cα or Cβ position of the oxidized β-O-4 linkage to be cleaved. This study represents a novel example that the breakage of oxidized lignin model can be regulated by amines with a copper catalyst.
- Li, Hongji,Liu, Meijiang,Liu, Huifang,Luo, Nengchao,Zhang, Chaofeng,Wang, Feng
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- Visible-light-induced oxidative lignin c-c bond cleavage to aldehydes using vanadium catalysts
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Lignin is the largest carrier of aromatics on earth, and its depolymerization can afford value-Added aromatic products. Direct cleavage of the C-C bonds in lignin linkages is significant, but it is challenging to obtain low-molecular-weight aromatic monomers. Herein, using vanadium catalysts under visible light, we selectively cleave the C-C bonds in β-1 and β-O-4 interlinkages occluded in lignin models and extracts by an oxidative protocol. Visible light irradiation triggered single electron transfer between the substrate and the catalyst, which further induced the selective Cα-Cβ bond cleavage and generated the final aromatic products through radical intermediates. Using this photocatalytic chemistry, the reactivity of lignin models and the selectivity of Cα-Cβ bond cleavage were significantly improved. More importantly, this protocol affords aromatic monomers through the fragmentation of organosolv lignins even at room temperature, indicating the potential of photocatalytic C-C bond cleavage of lignin linkages under ambient conditions.
- Liu, Huifang,Li, Hongji,Luo, Nengchao,Wang, Feng
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- A multicentre synergistic polyoxometalate-based metal-organic framework for one-step selective oxidative cleavage of β-: O -4 lignin model compounds
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A novel mixed-valence polyoxovanadate-based copper-organic framework, [CuI(bbi)]2{[CuI(bbi)]2VIV2VV8O26}·2H2O (NENU-MV-5, bbi = 1,1′-(1,4-butanediyl)bis(imidazole)), was facilely synthesized from routine reagents under mild hydrothermal conditions. Using NENU-MV-5 as a heterogeneous catalyst without any co-catalyst, one-step oxidative cleavage of β-O-4 lignin into phenols and aromatic acids with high catalytic activity and selectivity was realized under an oxygen atmosphere. No obvious decrease in activity was observed after five cycles, which indicates the excellent stability and sustainability of NENU-MV-5. The perfect catalytic performance of NENU-MV-5 can be attributed to the multi-site synergistic effect of the mixed-valence VV-O-VIV sites on polyoxovanadate for the oxidation of β-O-4 alcohol to β-O-4 ketone and the Cu(i) sites on the framework for the rapid cleavage of the Cα-Cβ bond of β-O-4 ketone. This system represented the first co-catalyst-free example for the one-step selective degradation of lignin catalyzed by a well-defined crystalline catalyst with definite composition and structure in a single solvent.
- Tian, Hong-Rui,Liu, Yi-Wei,Zhang, Zhong,Liu, Shu-Mei,Dang, Tian-Yi,Li, Xiao-Hui,Sun, Xiu-Wei,Lu, Ying,Liu, Shu-Xia
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- Directly Microwave-Accelerated Cleavage of C?C and C?O Bonds of Lignin by Copper Oxide and H2O2
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Model erythro, phenolic, and nonphenolic lignin β-O-4 dimer compounds are treated with copper oxide and H2O2 at the electronic field maximum position of a single-mode 2.45 GHz microwave system equipped with a cavity resonator. The products obtained through microwave heating and oil-bath heating with the same reaction vessel and temperature profile are quantitatively compared. Dimer degradation is found to proceed through consecutive elementary reactions. The phenolic dimer is dehydroxylated and this is followed by the spontaneous cleavage of Cα?Cβ and C?O?C bonds to produce guaiacol, vanillin, and vanillic acid. The reaction of the nonphenolic dimer produces veratric acid, veratraldehyde, and guaiacol. Microwave irradiation accelerates cleavage of the side chain and the oxidation of vanillin to vanillic acid. However, no acceleration of veratraldehyde oxidation to veratric acid or aromatic ring cleavage to produce dicarboxylic acids is observed. The selective acceleration of elementary reactions during the degradation of model lignin compounds indicates that microwaves interact with reaction intermediates that are sensitive to electromagnetic waves.
- Qu, Chen,Ito, Keigo,Katsuyama, Isamu,Mitani, Tomohiko,Kashimura, Keiichiro,Watanabe, Takashi
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- Selective production of bio-based aromatics by aerobic oxidation of native soft wood lignin in tetrabutylammonium hydroxide
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Aerobic oxidation of native soft wood lignin in an aqueous solution of Bu4NOH facilitates efficient production of vanillin (4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde), which is one of the platform chemicals in industry. Oxidation of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) wood flour at 120 °C for 4 h under O2in Bu4NOH-based aqueous solutions produced vanillin in 23.2 wt% yield based on the Klason lignin content of the starting material. This yield was comparable to that in alkaline nitrobenzene oxidation of the same material (27.2%), which indicated that our aerobic oxidation exploited the full potential of the wood flour for vanillin production. Further mechanical investigation with lignin model compounds suggested that the vanillin formation occurred mainly through following successive reactions: alkaline-catalyzed degradation of ?-ether linkages in middle units of lignin polymer to form a glycerol end group, oxidation of the glycerol end group by O2to a HCa?O moiety, and release of vanillin from the HCa?O end. One of the reasons for the high performance of Bu4NOH for the vanillin production was explained by the general understanding in organic chemistry that Bu4OH is a stronger base than simple alkali,e.g.NaOH. The other more fundamental mechanical aspect was that Bu4N+suppressed disproportionation of the vanillin precursor (the CaHO end group) probably due to strong interaction between the cation and the HCa?O end group.
- Hosoya, Takashi,Miyafuji, Hisashi,Yamada, Tatsuhiko,Yamamoto, Kohei
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- Diazaphosphinyl radical-catalyzed deoxygenation of α-carboxy ketones: A new protocol for chemo-selective C-O bond scission: Via mechanism regulation
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C-O bond cleavage is often a key process in defunctionalization of organic compounds as well as in degradation of natural polymers. However, it seldom occurs regioselectively for different types of C-O bonds under metal-free mild conditions. Here we report a facile chemo-selective cleavage of the α-C-O bonds in α-carboxy ketones by commercially available pinacolborane under the catalysis of diazaphosphinane based on a mechanism switch strategy. This new reaction features high efficiency, low cost and good group-tolerance, and is also amenable to catalytic deprotection of desyl-protected carboxylic acids and amino acids. Mechanistic studies indicated an electron-transfer-initiated radical process, underlining two crucial steps: (1) the initiator azodiisobutyronitrile switches originally hydridic reduction to kinetically more accessible electron reduction; and (2) the catalytic phosphorus species upconverts weakly reducing pinacolborane into strongly reducing diazaphosphinane. This journal is
- Cheng, Jin-Pei,Yang, Jin-Dong,Zhang, Jingjing
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- Bidentate Ru(ii)-NC complexes as catalysts for the dehydrogenative reaction from primary alcohols to carboxylic acids
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Four Ru(ii)-NC complexes were synthesized by one-step processes from the corresponding NC ligands with RuHCl(CO)(PPh3)3. These complexes were tested as catalysts for alcohol dehydrogenative reactions, and complex {(C5H4N)-(C6H4)}RuCl(CO)(PPh3)2 (1) showed the highest activity. With KOH as the nucleophile and 0.5 mol% catalyst loading, a series of carboxylic acids were synthesized in toluene without any oxidant. Catalyst 1 could be transformed to complex {(C5H4N)-(C6H4)}RuH(CO)(PPh3)2 (6) when treated with KOH and benzyl alcohol. Complex 6 further reacted with PhCHO and H2O to generate product {(C5H4N)-(C6H4)}Ru(OCOPh)(CO)(PPh3)2 (7). Complexes 6 and 7 exhibited similar efficiency to complex 1, suggesting that they can be regarded as the catalytic intermediates of 1.
- Gong, Dawei,Hu, Bowen,Chen, Dafa
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- Valorisation of Cashew Nut Shell Liquid Phenolics in the Synthesis of UV Absorbers
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With current concerns over the use of fossil resources for chemical synthesis of functional molecules and the effect of current UV absorbers in sunscreens have on the ecosystem, we describe a xylochemical synthesis of different classes of aromatic UV absorbers utilizing cashew nut shell liquid as a non-edible bio-renewable carbon source. Hydroxybenzophenones, xanthones, triazines, and flavones were synthesized starting from cardanol or anacardic acid. Several compounds exhibited favorable UVA and UVB absorption characteristics.
- Ngwira, Kennedy J.,Kühlborn, Jonas,Mgani, Quintino A.,de Koning, Charles B.,Opatz, Till
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- Efficient aerobic photooxygenation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids using cobalt(II) phthalocyanine sulfonate as a photosensitizer in organic-water biphasic media
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The aerobic oxidation of a variety of aromatic aldehydes to the corresponding carboxylic acids by molecular oxygen in the presence of 4-carboxyl tetraphenylporphyrin (H2TCPP), methylene blue (MB), cobalt(II) phthalocyanine sulfonate (CoPcS) and FeTCPPCl as water-soluble photosensitizers in organic-water biphasic media at room temperature under either visible light or sunlight is described. The products were obtained with 25–100% conversion and 100% selectivity. This method has a wide range of applicabilities, has a straightforward workup procedure, is chemoselective and proceeds under mild reaction conditions. The resulting products were obtained in good yields in reasonable times.
- Hajimohammadi, Mahdi,Ahmadi Khamesi, Zahra,Nosrati, Parisa
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- Cleavage of lignin model compounds and ligninox using aqueous oxalic acid
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Aqueous oxalic acid cleaves oxidised β-O-4 lignin model compounds by two distinct mechanisms that are dependent on the presence of the hydroxymethyl substituent. Various β-O-4 phenoxyacetophenones that do not contain the hydroxymethyl substituent undergo oxidative cleavage upon exposure to aqueous oxalic acid in the presence of air, likely through concerted ring opening of a dioxetane intermediate to give the corresponding benzoic acid and phenyl formate. Importantly, detrimental side reactions arising from singlet oxygen and hydroperoxy radicals (from both O2 and oxalic acid) are minimal when the cleavage is run under air compared to neat oxygen. When oxidised β-O-4 lignin model compounds bearing the hydroxymethyl group are cleaved by aqueous oxalic acid, the resulting diketone and phenol products arise from a redox neutral cleavage that is analogous to the formic acid-sodium formate mediated lignin cleavage process reported by Stahl. Aqueous oxalic acid also cleaves lignin itself, with oxidised milled wood lignin (MWLox) from Pinus radiata giving a 14% yield of ethyl acetate soluble aromatics with good selectivity for vanillin. Aqueous oxalic acid appears to be a promising lignin cleavage system given the benign, bio-based reagents, absence of metals and organic solvents and a simple extraction procedure that enables oxalic acid recycling.
- Lindsay, Ashley C.,Kudo, Shinji,Sperry, Jonathan
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p. 7408 - 7415
(2019/08/15)
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- Specific Residues Expand the Substrate Scope and Enhance the Regioselectivity of a Plant O-Methyltransferase
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An isoeugenol 4-O-methyltransferase (IeOMT), isolated from the plant Clarkia breweri, can be engineered to a caffeic acid 3-O-methyltransferase (CaOMT) by replacing three consecutive residues. Here we further investigated functions of these residues by constructing the triple mutant T133M/A134N/T135Q as well as single mutants of each residue. Phenolics with different chain lengths and different functional groups were investigated. The variant T133M improves the enzymatic activities against all tested substrates by providing beneficial interactions to residues which directly interact with the substrate. Mutant A134N significantly enhanced the regioselectivity. It is meta-selective or even specific against most of the tested substrates but para-specific towards 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid. The triple mutant T133M/A134N/T135Q benefits from these two mutations, which not only expand the substrate scope but also enhance the regioselectivity of IeOMT. On the basis of our work, regiospecific methylated phenolics can be produced in high purity by different IeOMT variants.
- Tang, Qingyun,Bornscheuer, Uwe T.,Pavlidis, Ioannis V.
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p. 3227 - 3233
(2019/07/04)
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- Efficient Oxidation of Benzylic and Aliphatic Alcohols Using a Bioinspired Cross-Bridged Cyclam Manganese Complex with H2O2
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The cross-bridged cyclam manganese complex Mn(Me2EBC)Cl2 efficiently catalyzes the oxidation of benzylic and aliphatic alcohols at pH 3 in a mixture of acetonitrile and water at room temperature. The environmentally benign and high oxygen content oxidant H2O2 was adopted. Conversions of the alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds reached 98 % with good to excellent selectivity. In addition, several lignin model compounds were also catalytically oxidized under these conditions, with excellent conversion (up to 96 %) and selectivity (up to 99 %).
- Zhang, Zhan,Khrouz, Lhoussain,Yin, Guochuan,Andrioletti, Bruno
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p. 323 - 327
(2018/11/27)
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- Gold nanoparticles stabilized by graphene quantum dots as catalysts for C–C bond cleavage in β-O-4 lignin model compounds
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In this work, we report oxidative cleavage of C–C bonds in β-O-4 lignin models that is catalyzed by gold nanoparticles stabilized by graphene quantum dots (AuNPs-GQDs). We demonstrate that GQDs can enhance the catalytic activity of AuNPs. The AuNPs-GQDs shows the highest catalytic activity when the mass ratio of AuNPs to GQDs is of 1:18. Moreover, AuNPs-GQDs exhibits higher activity in the cleavage of Cα–Cβ bond of the compounds when their Cβ is adjacent to an oxygen atom. The possible oxidation pathway is proposed.
- Zhang, Fangwei,Zhang, Jiali,Guo, Shouwu
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p. 105 - 109
(2019/04/08)
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- Method for photocatalytic oxidative cleavage of lignin model compounds
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The invention relates to a method for photocatalytic oxidative cleavage of lignin model compounds. According to the method, non-metallic carbon-nitrogen materials are used as photocatalysts, various lignin model compounds are used as reaction substrates,
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- A room temperature next amine control lignin model molecular breaking method
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The invention relates to a room temperature next amine control lignin model molecular breaking method. The method adopts the 1 - aryl - 2 - [...] as lignin β - O - 4 model molecule, in under the action of the copper salt and an amine, is oxidized and broken C - C/C - O key; wherein a primary and secondary aliphatic amine control into aromatic amide and a phenolic compound, inorganic ammonia control generating α - one amide and phenolic compound, tertiary amine control into aromatic acid and phenol compounds. The testing process are as follows: the 1 - aryl - 2 - [...], amine compound with a copper salt in dimethyl sulfoxide in mixed, put in the pressure container, the charge air or oxygen after the replacement is closed, at room temperature, stirring the reaction 8 - 12 is H, can occur model molecular C - C/C - O bond breaking, to obtain aromatic amide, α - one amide, aromatic acid and phenol compounds. The mild conditions, cheap catalyst and oxidizing agent, various controllable reaction product, the reaction process is simple and easy to operate.
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- Nitrogen Dioxide Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Cleavage of C(OH)–C Bonds of Secondary Alcohols to Produce Acids
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Stable organic nitroxyl radicals are an important class of catalysts for oxidation reactions, but their wide applications are hindered by their steric hinderance, high cost, complex operation, and separation procedures. Herein, NO2 in DMSO is shown to effectively catalyze the aerobic oxidative cleavage of C(OH)?C bonds to form a carboxylic group, and NO2 was generated in situ by decomposition of nitrates. A diverse range of secondary alcohols were selectively converted into acids in excellent yields in this transition-metal-free system without any additives. Preliminary results also indicate its applicability to depolymerize recalcitrant macromolecular lignin. Detail studies revealed that NO2 from nitrates promoted the reaction, and NO2 served as hydrogen acceptor and radical initiator for the tandem oxidative reaction.
- Liu, Mingyang,Zhang, Zhanrong,Song, Jinliang,Liu, Shuaishuai,Liu, Huizhen,Han, Buxing
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p. 17393 - 17398
(2019/11/11)
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- Method for copper-catalyzed carboxylation reaction of arylboronic acid and carbon dioxide
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The invention discloses a method for a copper-catalyzed carboxylation reaction of arylboronic acid and carbon dioxide. According to the method, carbon dioxide is used as a C1 source, copper catalysisis adopted, alkoxide serves as alkali, and a reaction is carried out in an organic solvent; the method is simple in process and easy to implement, and shows wide functional group compatibility; the method allows various arylboronic acids such as monosubstituted or polysubstituted phenylboronic acid, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon boronic acid and benzoheterocyclic boronic acid to be converted into corresponding arylcarboxylic acids with considerable yield under mild conditions; and the produced carboxylic acids have important application value, and can be used for deriving a great number of other common chemical substances, such as acyl halide, acid anhydride, ester and amide.
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- Cobalt(III)-Catalyzed Construction of Benzofurans, Benzofuranones and One-Pot Orthogonal C?H Functionalizations to Access Polysubstituted Benzofurans
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Benzofuran and benzofuranone derivatives have been synthesized through exclusive 5-exo-dig intramolecular hydroarylation using the amide-directed, cost-effective, high-valent Cp*CoIII-catalytic system. Challenging one-pot, orthogonal C?H functionalizations using two different electrophiles are also reported to afford polysubstituted benzofurans. Several valuable functional group interconversions along with removal of the amide directing group provide a route to access several diversely functionalized benzofurans. The mechanistic study suggests a reversible cobaltation step is operative here. (Figure presented.).
- Bera, Sourav Sekhar,Debbarma, Suvankar,Jana, Sripati,Maji, Modhu Sudan
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p. 2204 - 2210
(2018/06/07)
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- Toward the oxidative deconstruction of lignin: Oxidation of β-1 and β-5 linkages
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There have been numerous reports on methods for the oxidative cleavage of β-O-4 linkages in lignin model compounds, but relatively few reports of how those methods affect other linkages that are present in lignin. We have investigated the effect of several of these oxidation methods on the β-1 and the β-5 lignin linkages, using four β-1 and β-5 model compounds. We observed that direct oxidative cleavage of C-C bonds occurs in metal-catalyzed TEMPO oxidation systems and with iron porphyrin oxidations, neither of which had we observed in similar oxidations on β-O-4 models. The β-5 linkage proved to be largely resistant to all of these oxidative systems, but the dihydrofuran ring in the β-5 model 3 was opened when treated with KMnO4 at elevated temperature. Most promising was the oxidation of 2 with DDQ, which produced the benzylic ketone in high yield (84%), as it does in reactions with β-O-4 models. This reaction exhibits selectivity for the benzylic position as well as compatibility with phenols, characteristics that are highly desirable for a two-step, benzylic oxidation/Baeyer-Villiger route for cleavage of lignin.
- Fang, Zhen,Meier, Mark S.
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p. 2330 - 2341
(2018/04/05)
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- First total synthesis of medicinally important 3,4,7-trimethoxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene-1,5-diol
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The first total synthesis was successfully achieved for biologically active 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene-1,5-diol. The key features of our synthetic approach are Perkin condensation, followed by bromination, palladium mediated intramolecular C-C bond coupling, and selective isopropyl ether cleavage. Synthesized compounds were purified and characterized by IR, 1HNMR, 13CNMR and HRMS/LC-MS.
- Gangireddy Venkata, Sivarami Reddy,Narkhede, Umesh C.,Jadhav, Vinod D.,Gangu Naidu, Ch.
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p. 1670 - 1673
(2018/03/29)
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- Transition-metal-free conversion of lignin model compounds to high-value aromatics: Scope and chemoselectivity
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An efficient and straightforward reaction protocol for the conversion of lignin model compounds was developed based on a simple system consisting of a base, oxygen, and a green solvent under mild conditions in the absence of metals. This protocol was successfully applied to the cleavage of both 'β-O-4' dimeric and trimeric compounds, and a controlled selective degradation was achieved depending on the bond type. The feasibility of this method to provide aromatic compounds in high yields from lignin by a sequential oxidative dehomologation reaction was clearly demonstrated.
- Lee, Tae Woo,Yang, Jung Woon
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p. 3761 - 3771
(2018/08/21)
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- A biocatalytic method for the chemoselective aerobic oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids
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Herein, we present a study on the oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids using three recombinant aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs). The ALDHs were used in purified form with a nicotinamide oxidase (NOx), which recycles the catalytic NAD+ at the expense of dioxygen (air at atmospheric pressure). The reaction was studied also with lyophilised whole cell as well as resting cell biocatalysts for more convenient practical application. The optimised biocatalytic oxidation runs in phosphate buffer at pH 8.5 and at 40 °C. From a set of sixty-one aliphatic, aryl-Aliphatic, benzylic, hetero-Aromatic and bicyclic aldehydes, fifty were converted with elevated yield (up to >99%). The exceptions were a few ortho-substituted benzaldehydes, bicyclic heteroaromatic aldehydes and 2-phenylpropanal. In all cases, the expected carboxylic acid was shown to be the only product (>99% chemoselectivity). Other oxidisable functionalities within the same molecule (e.g. hydroxyl, alkene, and heteroaromatic nitrogen or sulphur atoms) remained untouched. The reaction was scaled for the oxidation of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (2 g), a bio-based starting material, to afford 5-(hydroxymethyl)furoic acid in 61% isolated yield. The new biocatalytic method avoids the use of toxic or unsafe oxidants, strong acids or bases, or undesired solvents. It shows applicability across a wide range of substrates, and retains perfect chemoselectivity. Alternative oxidisable groups were not converted, and other classical side-reactions (e.g. halogenation of unsaturated functionalities, Dakin-Type oxidation) did not occur. In comparison to other established enzymatic methods such as the use of oxidases (where the concomitant oxidation of alcohols and aldehydes is common), ALDHs offer greatly improved selectivity.
- Knaus, Tanja,Tseliou, Vasilis,Humphreys, Luke D.,Scrutton, Nigel S.,Mutti, Francesco G.
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p. 3931 - 3943
(2018/09/11)
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- Iridium-catalysed primary alcohol oxidation and hydrogen shuttling for the depolymerisation of lignin
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Lignin is a potentially abundant renewable resource for the production of aromatic chemicals, however its selective depolymerisation is challenging. Here, we report a new catalytic system for the depolymerisation of lignin to novel, non-phenolic monoaromatic products based on the selective β-O-4 primary alcohol dehydrogenation with a Cp?Ir-bipyridonate catalyst complex under basic conditions. We show that this system is capable of promoting the depolymerisation of model compounds and isolated lignins via a sequence of selective primary alcohol dehydrogenation, retro-aldol (Cα-Cβ) bond cleavage and in situ stabilisation of the aldehyde products by transfer (de)hydrogenation to alcohols and carboxylic acids. This method was found to give good to excellent yields of cleavage products with both etherified and free-phenolic lignin model compounds and could be applied to real lignin to generate a range of novel non-phenolic monomers including diols and di-acids. We additionally show, by using the same catalyst in a convergent, one-pot procedure, that these products can be selectively channelled towards a single di-acid product, giving much simpler product mixtures as a result.
- Lancefield, Christopher S.,Teunissen, Lucas W.,Weckhuysen, Bert M.,Bruijnincx, Pieter C. A.
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p. 3214 - 3221
(2018/07/31)
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- Transition metal free one pot synthesis of aryl carboxylic acids via dehomologative oxidation of styrenes
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Iodine/NaOH-catalyzed one-pot dehomologative oxidation of styrenes to aryl carboxylic acids has been reported. A wide range of carboxylic acids are obtained using iodine (I2) as a catalyst, tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) as an oxidant and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) as a base. This reliable conversion involves dehomologation of styrene to aromatic aldehyde which on subsequent oxidation affords aryl carboxylic acid. This protocol was used for gram-scale synthesis as it is free from chromatographic purification. This is the first report for the oxidative transformation of styrenes into aryl carboxylic acids under transition metal-free conditions.
- Patil, Bhausaheb N.,Sathe, Pratima A.,Parade, Babasao S.,Vadagaonkar, Kamlesh S.,Chaskar, Atul C.
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p. 4340 - 4343
(2018/11/06)
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- Silver(I)-Catalyzed Widely Applicable Aerobic 1,2-Diol Oxidative Cleavage
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The oxidative cleavage of 1,2-diols is a fundamental organic transformation. The stoichiometric oxidants that are still predominantly used for such oxidative cleavage, such as H5IO6, Pb(OAc)4, and KMnO4, generate stoichiometric hazardous waste. Herein, we describe a widely applicable and highly selective silver(I)-catalyzed oxidative cleavage of 1,2-diols that consumes atmospheric oxygen as the sole oxidant, thus serving as a potentially greener alternative to the classical transformations.
- Zhou, Zhong-Zhen,Liu, Mingxin,Lv, Leiyang,Li, Chao-Jun
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p. 2616 - 2620
(2018/02/13)
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- Heteropolyacid immobilized on polymer/magnetic zeolite nanocomposite as a new and recyclable catalyst for the selective oxidation of alcohols
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A new magnetic oxidation catalyst was prepared using immobilization of tungstophosphoric acid on poly(N-vinylimidazole) entrapped magnetic nanozeolite and characterized by FTIR, TGA, XRD, SEM, TEM, EDX, VSM, and ICP-OES. The resulting heterogeneous catalyst displays high catalytic performance for selective oxidation of alcohols compared to the other catalysts. The catalyst could be reused eight times without any loss of catalytic activity.
- Maleki, Maryam,Baghbanian, Seyed Meysam,Tajbakhsh, Mahmood
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p. 359 - 368
(2018/03/29)
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- Photocatalytic Cleavage of C-C Bond in Lignin Models under Visible Light on Mesoporous Graphitic Carbon Nitride through π-π Stacking Interaction
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Photocatalysis is a potentially promising approach to harvest aromatic compounds from lignin. However, the development of an active and selective solid photocatalyst is still challenging for lignin transformation under ambient conditions. We herein report a mild photocatalytic oxidative strategy for C-C bond cleavage of lignin β-O-4 and β-1 linkages using a mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride catalyst. Identifications by solid-state NMR techniques and density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicate that π-π stacking interactions are most likely present between the flexible carbon nitride surface and lignin model molecule. Besides, low charge recombination efficiency and high specific surface area (206.5 m2 g-1) of the catalyst also contribute to its high catalytic activity. Mechanistic investigations reveal that photogenerated holes, as the main active species, trigger the oxidation and C-C bond cleavage of lignin models. This study sheds light on the interaction between complex lignin structures and the catalyst surface and provides a new strategy of photocatalytic cleavage of lignin models with heterogeneous photocatalysts.
- Liu, Huifang,Li, Hongji,Lu, Jianmin,Zeng, Shu,Wang, Min,Luo, Nengchao,Xu, Shutao,Wang, Feng
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p. 4761 - 4771
(2018/05/14)
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- Method for preparing carboxylic acid compound by oxidatively breaking carbon-carbon bond of ketone compound
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The invention relates to a method for directly preparing a carboxylic acid compound by oxidatively breaking a carbon-carbon bond of a ketone compound. The method comprises adding a ketone compound anda catalyst into an organic solvent, putting the solution into a pressure container, sealing the container, and feeding oxygen source gas under a certain pressure into the container, wherein the reaction product is a carboxylic acid compound, the oxygen source gas is oxygen or air, the catalyst is a copper salt catalyst, the organic solvent is one of acetonitrile, dimethyl sulfoxide and N, N-dimethylformamide and the corresponding carboxylic acid product highest yield after the reaction is 99%. The method has a wide application range, is free of alkali assistants and organic ligands and is easy to separate.
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- Three-dimensional composite of Co3O4 nanoparticles and nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide for lignin model compound oxidation
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A three-dimensional composite of Co3O4 nanoparticles and nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide (3D Co3O4/N-rGO) with a unique 3D porous structure was prepared, and its catalytic activity in lignin model compound oxidation was explored. The 3D Co3O4/N-rGO composite exhibits improved catalytic performance as compared to Co3O4 nanoparticles or 3D N-rGO in the oxidation of lignin model compounds. The higher catalytic activity of the 3D Co3O4/N-rGO composite is attributed to the combination of its porous structural features, large surface area that is provided by the 3D N-rGO matrix, and active Co3O4 nanoparticles doped on the N-rGO surface. The structural features of the 3D Co3O4/N-rGO are beneficial to reactant and product diffusion and transportation, and also are helpful in preventing aggregation of Co3O4 nanoparticles. In addition, the introduction of N atoms in rGO is also favorable for the formation of active oxygen species for the oxidation of model compounds. Given the high activity and the easy recovery from the reaction system, the 3D Co3O4/N-rGO composite should be applicable to non-noble metal catalytic systems for lignin model compounds.
- Zhang, Jiali,Zhang, Fangwei,Guo, Shouwu,Zhang, Jingyan
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p. 11117 - 11123
(2018/07/05)
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- Sphingobacterium sp. T2 Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Catalyzes the Oxidative Demethylation of Polymeric Lignin via Generation of Hydroxyl Radical
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Sphingobacterium sp. T2 contains two extracellular manganese superoxide dismutase enzymes which exhibit unprecedented activity for lignin oxidation but via an unknown mechanism. Enzymatic treatment of lignin model compounds gave products whose structures were indicative of aryl-Cα oxidative cleavage and demethylation, as well as alkene dihydroxylation and alcohol oxidation. 18O labeling studies on the SpMnSOD-catalyzed oxidation of lignin model compound guiaiacylglycerol-β-guaiacyl ether indicated that the an oxygen atom inserted by the enzyme is derived from superoxide or peroxide. Analysis of an alkali lignin treated by SpMnSOD1 by quantitative 31P NMR spectroscopy demonstrated 20-40% increases in phenolic and aliphatic OH content, consistent with lignin demethylation and some internal oxidative cleavage reactions. Assay for hydroxyl radical generation using a fluorometric hydroxyphenylfluorescein assay revealed the release of 4.1 molar equivalents of hydroxyl radical by SpMnSOD1. Four amino acid replacements in SpMnSOD1 were investigated, and A31H or Y27H site-directed mutant enzymes were found to show no lignin demethylation activity according to 31P NMR analysis. Structure determination of the A31H and Y27H mutant enzymes reveals the repositioning of an N-terminal protein loop, leading to widening of a solvent channel at the dimer interface, which would provide increased solvent access to the Mn center for hydroxyl radical generation.
- Rashid, Goran M. M.,Zhang, Xiaoyang,Wilkinson, Rachael C.,Fül?p, Vilmos,Cottyn, Betty,Baumberger, Stéphanie,Bugg, Timothy D. H.
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p. 2920 - 2929
(2018/10/20)
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- Diphenylurea derivatives for combating methicillin- and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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A new class of diphenylurea was identified as a novel antibacterial scaffold with an antibacterial spectrum that includes highly resistant staphylococcal isolates, namely methicillin- and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA & VRSA). Starting with a lead compound 3 that carries an aminoguanidine functionality from one side and a n-butyl moiety on the other ring, several analogues were prepared. Considering the pharmacokinetic parameters as a key factor in structural optimization, the structure-activity-relationships (SARs) at the lipophilic side chain were rigorously examined leading to the discovery of the cycloheptyloxyl analogue 21n as a potential drug-candidate. This compound has several notable advantages over vancomycin and linezolid including rapid killing kinetics against MRSA and the ability to target and reduce the burden of MRSA harboring inside immune cells (macrophages). Furthermore, the potent anti-MRSA activity of 21n was confirmed in?vivo using a Caenorhabditis elegans animal model. The present study provides a foundation for further development of diphenylurea compounds as potential therapeutic agents to address the burgeoning challenge of bacterial resistance to antibiotics.
- Eissa, Ibrahim H.,Mohammad, Haroon,Qassem, Omar A.,Younis, Waleed,Abdelghany, Tamer M.,Elshafeey, Ahmed,Abd Rabo Moustafa, Mahmoud M.,Seleem, Mohamed N.,Mayhoub, Abdelrahman S.
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p. 73 - 85
(2017/03/02)
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- Efficient and selective oxidation of aldehydes with dioxygen catalysed by vanadium-containing heteropolyanions
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The heteropolyacids “H3+n[PMo12–nVnO40]·aq” (denoted as HPA-n; n = 2, 3, 8) catalyse the oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids in the presence of dioxygen with very good yields. The effect on the catalytic activity of various parameters such as the precursors, solvent, temperature or catalyst/substrate ratio was examined. The process is particularly selective for linear and aromatic aldehydes. The oxidation of adipaldehyde with dioxygen in mild conditions, in the presence of HPA-2 as a catalyst, leads to the formation of adipic acid together with a significant amount of other byproducts. Thus, several modifications of the catalytic systems have been carried out to improve their selectivity. The effect of cocatalysts was investigated and, among the species tested, complex Ni(acac)2 was found to be the most efficient yielding 60% of adipic acid.
- El Amrani, Ikram,Atlamsani, Ahmed,Dakkach, Mohamed,Rodríguez, Montserrat,Romero, Isabel,Amthiou, Souad
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p. 888 - 895
(2017/09/26)
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- New protocol of copper-catalyzed oxidative C(CO)[sbnd]C bond cleavage of aryl and aliphatic ketones to organic acids using O2 as the terminal oxidant
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Catalytic oxidation of C[sbnd]C bond is a key technology to transform petroleum-based as well as sustainable biomass feedstock into more valuable oxygenates. We herein describe a convenient and useful oxidation strategy of converting ketones into carboxylic acids using homogeneous copper catalyst without additives and with O2as the terminal oxidant. A wide range of aryl and aliphatic ketones as well as β–O–4 lignin models were selectively oxidized to acids via C[sbnd]C bond cleavage. Mechanism studies by EPR and in situ NMR elucidate the principles of Cu/O2reactivity that involves C[sbnd]H bond and O2activation via a peroxide species. This provides an important foundation for expanding the scope of useful aerobic oxidation reactions using copper catalysts.
- Liu, Huifang,Wang, Min,Li, Hongji,Luo, Nengchao,Xu, Shutao,Wang, Feng
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p. 170 - 179
(2017/01/22)
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- Metal-Free Dehomologative Oxidation of Arylacetic Acids for the Synthesis of Aryl Carboxylic Acids
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A novel I2-promoted direct conversion of arylacetic acids into aryl carboxylic acids under metal-free conditions has been described. This remarkable transformation involves decarboxylation followed by an oxidation reaction enabled just by using DMSO as the solvent as well as an oxidant. Notably, aryl carboxylic acids are isolated by simple filtration technique and obtained in good to excellent yields. This protocol is free from chromatographic purification, which makes it applicable for large-scale synthesis.
- Kalmode, Hanuman P.,Vadagaonkar, Kamlesh S.,Shinde, Suresh L.,Chaskar, Atul C.
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p. 3781 - 3786
(2017/04/11)
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- Tert-Butyl Nitrite-Mediated Synthesis of N-Nitrosoamides, Carboxylic Acids, Benzocoumarins, and Isocoumarins from Amides
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This work reports tert-butyl nitrite (TBN) as a multitask reagent for (1) the controlled synthesis of N-nitrosoamide from N-alkyl amides, (2) hydrolysis of N-methoxyamides to carboxylic acids, (3) metal- and oxidant-free benzocoumarin synthesis from ortho-aryl-N-methoxyamides via N-H, C-N, and C-H bond activation, and (4) isocoumarin synthesis using Ru(II)/PEG as a recyclable catalytic system via ortho-C-H activation and TBN as an oxygen source. The sequential functional group interconversion of amide to acid has also been examined using IR spectroscopic analysis. Additionally, this methodology is highly advantageous due to short reaction time, gram scale synthesis, and broad substrate scope.
- Yedage, Subhash L.,Bhanage, Bhalchandra M.
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p. 5769 - 5781
(2017/06/07)
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