Journal article

Authors list: Hong, LC; Spielmeyer, A; Pfeiffer, J; Wegner, HA

Publication year: 2020

Pages: 3008-3014

Journal: Catalysis Science & Technology

Volume number: 10

Issue number: 9

ISSN: 2044-4753

eISSN: 2044-4761

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cy00558d

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract: 
Chemical degradation of lignin has attracted increasing interest due to its potential for producing chemicals from renewable resources. Herein, we present a new transition metal free degradation procedure utilizing DDQ-oxidation and boryl radical mediated degradation, followed by reconnection of a monomer intermediate to a new dimer in a domino process. Our results include the selective degradation of oxidized beta-O-4 model compounds by a boryl radical initiated with a catalytic amount of 4-(4-pyridinyl)benzonitrile and bispinacolborane B-2(pin)(2) as well as its application to organosolv lignin. This sequential procedure expands the toolbox for lignin degradation from simple depolymerization to high-value products by incorporating bond forming transformations within the process, and also provides a new transition-metal free method for the construction of 1,6-diketone fragments.

Harvard Citation style: Hong, L., Spielmeyer, A., Pfeiffer, J. and Wegner, H. (2020) Domino lignin depolymerization and reconnection to complex molecules mediated by boryl radicals, Catalysis Science & Technology, 10(9), pp. 3008-3014. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cy00558d

APA Citation style: Hong, L., Spielmeyer, A., Pfeiffer, J., & Wegner, H. (2020). Domino lignin depolymerization and reconnection to complex molecules mediated by boryl radicals. Catalysis Science & Technology. 10(9), 3008-3014. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cy00558d