Organocatalytic Upgrading of Biomass Derived Building Blocks

Toward low-cost biological and hybrid biological/catalytic conversion of cellulosic biomass to fuels

(2022) Lee R. Lynd et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Furan Polymers: State of the Art and Perspectives

(2022) Alessandro Gandini et al.   MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING

Organocatalytic synthesis of poly(hydroxymethylfuroate) via ring-opening polymerization of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural-based cyclic oligoesters

(2022) Daniele Ragno et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Diverse Applications of Biomass‐Derived 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural and Derivatives as Renewable Starting Materials

(2022) Franklin Chacón‐Huete et al.   ChemSusChem

Cellulosic fraction from agricultural biomass as a viable alternative for plastics and plastic products

(2022) Srinivas Janaswamy et al.   INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS

Direct Electrosynthesis of 2-Butanone from Fermentation Supernatant

(2022) Tobias Harhues et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Catalyst-Based Synthesis of 2,5-Dimethylfuran from Carbohydrates as a Sustainable Biofuel Production Route

(2022) Anh Tuan Hoang et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Production of HMF and DMF biofuel from carbohydrates through catalytic pathways as a sustainable strategy for the future energy sector

(2022) Huu Son Le et al.   FUEL

Production and catalytic upgrading of 2,3-butanediol fermentation broth into sustainable aviation fuel blendstock and fuel properties measurement

(2022) Martin Affandy et al.   FUEL

One-pot tandem synthesis of 5-ethoxymethylfurfural as a potential biofuel

(2022) Gabriel Abranches Dias Castro et al.   Reaction Chemistry & Engineering

Characteristics of PM and soot emissions of internal combustion engines running on biomass-derived DMF biofuel: a review

(2021) Trung Thanh Bui et al.   Energy Sources Part A-Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects

Regiodivergent Isosorbide Acylation by Oxidative N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis in Batch and Continuous Flow

(2021) Daniele Ragno et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Synthesis of long chain alkanes via aldol condensation over modified chitosan catalyst and subsequent hydrodeoxygenation

(2021) Xuelai Zhao et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Production of levulinic acid and alkyl levulinates: a process insight

(2021) Daniele Di Menno Di Bucchianico et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Valorisation of glycerol through catalytic hydrogenolysis routes for sustainable production of value-added C3 chemicals: current and future trends

(2021) Adrian Loy Chun Minh et al.   Sustainable Energy & Fuels

Microbial Biosynthesis of L-Malic Acid and Related Metabolic Engineering Strategies: Advances and Prospects

(2021) Zhen Wei et al.   Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Suzuki–Miyaura cross coupling is not an informative reaction to demonstrate the performance of new solvents

(2020) James Sherwood   Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

One-pot synthesis of isosorbide from cellulose or lignocellulosic biomass: a challenge?

(2020) Isaline Bonnin et al.   Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

Continuous Flow Upgrading of Selected C2–C6 Platform Chemicals Derived from Biomass

(2020) Romaric Gérardy et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Carbohydrate based Ionic Liquids (CHILs): Synthesis and Applications

(2020) Stefan Jopp   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Exploring Oxidative NHC‐Catalysis as Organocatalytic Polymerization Strategy Towards Polyamide Oligomers

(2020) Alessandro Massi et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

2,5-Dimethylfuran (DMF) as a promising biofuel for the spark ignition engine application: A comparative analysis and review

(2020) Anh Tuan Hoang et al.   FUEL

Dearomative [4+2] Cycloaddition of Oxindole-Embedded ortho-Quinone Methides with 2,5-Dialkylfurans

(2019) Yao-Bin Shen et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Difuranic Diols for Renewable Polymers with Pendent Furan Rings

(2019) Jedediah F. Wilson et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Life Cycle Assessment for the Organocatalytic Synthesis of Glycerol Carbonate Methacrylate

(2019) Hendrik Büttner et al.   ChemSusChem

Oxidative NHC‐Catalysis as Organocatalytic Platform for the Synthesis of Polyester Oligomers by Step‐Growth Polymerization

(2019) Alessandro Massi et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Valorization of Waste: Sustainable Organocatalysts from Renewable Resources

(2019) Sara Meninno   ChemSusChem

Malic acid production from renewables: a review

(2019) Aline Kövilein et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Organocatalytic Enantioselective Cross-Vinylogous Rauhut-Currier Reaction of Methyl Coumalate with Enals

(2018) Qiwen Liu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Environmental and economical perspectives of a glycerol biorefinery

(2018) Giacomo M. Lari et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A solvent-free, base-catalyzed domino reaction towards trifluoromethylated benzenes from bio-based methyl coumalate

(2018) Liang Chang et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of high-density aviation fuels with methyl benzaldehyde and cyclohexanone

(2018) Jilei Xu et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Dimethyl carbonate: a versatile reagent for a sustainable valorization of renewables

(2018) G. Fiorani et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

The Piancatelli reaction and its variants: recent applications to high added-value chemicals and biomass valorization

(2018) Charlie Verrier et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Catalytic coupling of biomass-derived aldehydes into intermediates for biofuels and materials

(2018) Hongjun Zang et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Chitosan Derivatives: Introducing New Functionalities with a Controlled Molecular Architecture for Innovative Materials

(2018) Waldo Argüelles-Monal et al.   Polymers

Synthesis of Renewable C8–C10 Alkanes with Angelica Lactone and Furfural from Carbohydrates

(2018) Jilei Xu et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Chemical Transformations of Biomass-Derived C6-Furanic Platform Chemicals for Sustainable Energy Research, Materials Science, and Synthetic Building Blocks

(2018) Fedor A. Kucherov et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Direct Synthesis of Highly Substituted Cyclopentadienes and Derivatives from the Self-Condensation of Renewable Ethyl Levulinate

(2018) Camila Souza Santos et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

A comprehensive investigation of condensation of furanic platform molecules to C14-C15 fuel precursors over sulfonic acid functionalized silica supports

(2018) Mahlet N. Gebresillase et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Diphenyl Carbonate: A Highly Reactive and Green Carbonyl Source for the Synthesis of Cyclic Carbonates

(2018) Ek Raj Baral et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Organocatalytic Dearomative [4 + 2] Cycloadditions of Biomass-Derived 2,5-Dimethylfuran with ortho-Quinone Methides: Access to Multisubstituted Chromanes

(2018) Yao-Bin Shen et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Dimethylisosorbide (DMI) as a Bio-Derived Solvent for Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions

(2018) Allan Watson et al.   SYNLETT

Incorporation of CO2 into carbonates through carboxylation/hydration reaction

(2018) Jing-Yuan Li et al.   Greenhouse Gases-Science and Technology

Esterification of glycerol and solketal by oxidative NHC-catalysis under heterogeneous batch and flow conditions

(2018) Daniele Ragno et al.   Reaction Chemistry & Engineering

Thermally Regulated Recyclable Carbene Catalysts for Upgrading of Biomass Furaldehydes

(2018) Robin M. Cywar et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Organocatalytic valorisation of glycerol via a dual NHC-catalysed telescoped reaction

(2017) A. Axelsson et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

The formation of p-toluic acid from coumalic acid: a reaction network analysis

(2017) Toni Pfennig et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

A new selective route towards benzoic acid and derivatives from biomass-derived coumalic acid

(2017) Toni Pfennig et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Preparation of Substituted 2H-Pyrans via a Cascade Reaction from Methyl Coumalate and Activated Methylene Nucleophiles

(2017) Liang Chang et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Continuous Flow Synthesis of Carbonylated Heterocycles via Pd-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbonylation Using CO and O2 at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures

(2017) Yuesu Chen et al.   ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Synthesis of Diesel and Jet Fuel Range Alkanes with Furfural and Angelica Lactone

(2017) Jilei Xu et al.   ACS Catalysis

Synthesis of isophthalates from methyl coumalate

(2017) George A. Kraus et al.   RSC Advances

Synthesis of Carbonates from Alcohols and CO2

(2017) Nicole Kindermann et al.   Topics in Current Chemistry

Regio- and Stereoselective Preparation of β,γ-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids by One-Pot Sequential Double 1,6-Addition of Grignard Reagents to Methyl Coumalate

(2016) Kristína Plevová et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Isosorbide and dimethyl carbonate: a green match

(2016) Fabio Aricò et al.   Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

One-Pot Preparation of Dimethyl Isosorbide fromd-Sorbitol via Dimethyl Carbonate Chemistry

(2016) F. Aricò et al.   ChemSusChem

Levulinic Acid Biorefineries: New Challenges for Efficient Utilization of Biomass

(2016) Filoklis D. Pileidis et al.   ChemSusChem

Iron-Catalyzed Synthesis of Five-Membered Cyclic Carbonates from Vicinal Diols: Urea as Sustainable Carbonylation Agent

(2016) Miguel Peña-López et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

A simplified early stage assessment of process intensification: glycidol as a value-added product from epichlorohydrin industry wastes

(2016) D. Cespi et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Tandem thionation of biomass derived levulinic acid with Lawesson's reagent

(2016) Zheng Li et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Review on recent progress in catalytic carboxylation and acetylation of glycerol as a byproduct of biodiesel production

(2016) P.U. Okoye et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Synthesis of pyrrolidones and quinolines from the known biomass feedstock levulinic acid and amines

(2016) Carmen Ortiz-Cervantes et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Recyclable montmorillonite-supported thiazolium ionic liquids for high-yielding and solvent-free upgrading of furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to C10 and C12 furoins

(2016) Bing Yan et al.   RSC Advances

Sustainable Production of Glycerol Carbonate from By-product in Biodiesel Plant

(2016) Ahmad Galadima et al.   Waste and Biomass Valorization

Catalytic Upgrading of Biomass-Derived Methyl Ketones to Liquid Transportation Fuel Precursors by an Organocatalytic Approach

(2015) Shylesh Sankaranarayanapillai et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Highly Selective Condensation of Biomass-Derived Methyl Ketones as a Source of Aviation Fuel

(2015) Eric R. Sacia et al.   ChemSusChem

Continuous Reductive Amination of Biomass-Derived Molecules over Carbonized Filter Paper-Supported FeNi Alloy

(2015) Gianpaolo Chieffi et al.   ChemSusChem

A highly sustainable route to pyrrolidone derivatives – direct access to biosourced solvents

(2015) A. Ledoux et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

An interchangeable homogeneous ⇔ heterogeneous catalyst system for furfural upgrading

(2015) Lu Wang et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Organocatalytic Upgrading of Furfural and 5-Hydroxymethyl Furfural to C10 and C12 Furoins with Quantitative Yield and Atom-Efficiency

(2015) Hongjun Zang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Organocatalyzed One-Step Synthesis of Functionalized N-Alkyl-Pyridinium Salts from Biomass Derived 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

(2015) Subbiah Sowmiah et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

NKT cell-dependent glycolipid–peptide vaccines with potent anti-tumour activity

(2015) Regan J. Anderson et al.   Chemical Science

Recyclable Supported Carbene Catalysts for High-Yielding Self-Condensation of Furaldehydes into C10 and C12 Furoins

(2015) Lu Wang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Mechanistic Insights into Metal Lewis Acid-Mediated Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Furfural to 2-Methylfuran

(2015) Matthew J. Gilkey et al.   ACS Catalysis

Design, synthesis and evaluation of highly selective pyridone-based class II MET inhibitors

(2014) Nengfang She et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Entropically Driven Ring-Opening Polymerization of Strainless Organic Macrocycles

(2014) Philip Hodge   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

A review on the performance of glycerol carbonate production via catalytic transesterification: Effects of influencing parameters

(2014) Wai Keng Teng et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Enantiopure Isotactic PCHC Synthesized by Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclohexene Carbonate

(2014) William Guerin et al.   MACROMOLECULES

First Inverse Electron-Demand Diels–Alder Methodology of 3-Chloroindoles and Methyl Coumalate to Carbazoles

(2014) Tezcan Guney et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Heterogeneous Pt Catalysts for Reductive Amination of Levulinic Acid to Pyrrolidones

(2014) Abeda Sultana Touchy et al.   ACS Catalysis

Synthesis and Applications of Alkyl Levulinates

(2014) Alexandre Démolis et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Metabolic engineering of Aspergillus oryzae NRRL 3488 for increased production of l-malic acid

(2013) Stephen H. Brown et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Transformation of Biomass into Commodity Chemicals Using Enzymes or Cells

(2013) Adrie J. J. Straathof   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Conversion of Biomass into Chemicals over Metal Catalysts

(2013) Michèle Besson et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Hydroxymethylfurfural, A Versatile Platform Chemical Made from Renewable Resources

(2013) Robert-Jan van Putten et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Organocatalysis in biorefining for biomass conversion and upgrading

(2013) Dajiang (D. J.) Liu et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Catalyst-free transformation of levulinic acid into pyrrolidinones with formic acid

(2013) Yawen Wei et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Green and sustainable manufacture of chemicals from biomass: state of the art

(2013) Roger A. Sheldon   GREEN CHEMISTRY

A Concise Total Synthesis of (+)-Scholarisine A Empowered by a Unique C–H Arylation

(2013) Myles W. Smith et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Sequential C sp 3H Arylation and Olefination: Total Synthesis of the Proposed Structure of Pipercyclobutanamide A

(2012) Will R. Gutekunst et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Glycerol carbonate as a versatile building block for tomorrow: synthesis, reactivity, properties and applications

(2012) Matthieu O. Sonnati et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

A Brief Review on Industrial Alternatives for the Manufacturing of Glycerol Carbonate, a Green Chemical

(2012) José R. Ochoa-Gómez et al.   ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Valorization of Biomass: Deriving More Value from Waste

(2012) C. O. Tuck et al.   SCIENCE

Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylation of Diols to Cyclic Carbonates

(2011) David M. Pearson et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

The conversion of lignocellulosics to levulinic acid

(2011) Darryn W Rackemann et al.   Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr

Isosorbide as a Renewable Platform chemical for Versatile Applications-Quo Vadis?

(2011) Marcus Rose et al.   ChemSusChem

Total Synthesis and Structural Revision of the Piperarborenines via Sequential Cyclobutane C–H Arylation

(2011) Will R. Gutekunst et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

High-Surface-Area Silica Nanospheres (KCC-1) with a Fibrous Morphology

(2010) Vivek Polshettiwar et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Cellulose Conversion to Isosorbide in Molten Salt hydrate Media

(2010) Rafael Menegassi de Almeida  et al.   ChemSusChem

Green Synthesis of Dimethyl Isosorbide

(2010) Pietro Tundo et al.   ChemSusChem

Technology development for the production of biobased products from biorefinery carbohydrates—the US Department of Energy’s “Top 10” revisited

(2010) Joseph J. Bozell et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Recent advances in entropy-driven ring-opening polymerizations

(2010) Satu Strandman et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Catalytic Oxidation of Organic Substrates by Molecular Oxygen and Hydrogen Peroxide by Multistep Electron Transfer—A Biomimetic Approach

(2008) Julio Piera et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Malic Acid Production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Engineering of Pyruvate Carboxylation, Oxaloacetate Reduction, and Malate Export

(2008) R. M. Zelle et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY