Bio-based N-alkyl-2-pyrrolidones by Pd-catalyzed reductive N-alkylation and decarboxylation of glutamic acid

Metal-catalyzed reductive deamination of glutamic acid to bio-based dimethyl glutarate and methylamines

(2017) Free De Schouwer et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Highly selective one-step dehydration, decarboxylation and hydrogenation of citric acid to methylsuccinic acid

(2017) Jasper Verduyckt et al.   Chemical Science

One-Pot Selective Catalytic Synthesis of Pyrrolidone Derivatives from Ethyl Levulinate and Nitro Compounds

(2016) Juan D. Vidal et al.   ChemSusChem

N-Butylpyrrolidinone as a dipolar aprotic solvent for organic synthesis

(2016) James Sherwood et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

CHEM21 selection guide of classical- and less classical-solvents

(2016) Denis Prat et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

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

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

PdPb-Catalyzed Decarboxylation of Proline to Pyrrolidine: Highly Selective Formation of a Biobased Amine in Water

(2016) Jasper Verduyckt et al.   ACS Catalysis

Reductive Amination/Cyclization of Keto Acids Using a Hydrosilane for Selective Production of Lactams versus Cyclic Amines by Switching of the Indium Catalyst

(2015) Yohei Ogiwara et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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

(2015) A. Ledoux et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Pd-catalyzed decarboxylation of glutamic acid and pyroglutamic acid to bio-based 2-pyrrolidone

(2015) Free De Schouwer et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Opportunities for Bio-Based Solvents Created as Petrochemical and Fuel Products Transition towards Renewable Resources

(2015) James Clark et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Chemicals from Biomass: Chemoselective Reductive Amination of Ethyl Levulinate with Amines

(2015) Juan D. Vidal et al.   ACS Catalysis

Synthesis of Bio-Based Methacrylic Acid by Decarboxylation of Itaconic Acid and Citric Acid Catalyzed by Solid Transition-Metal Catalysts

(2014) Jérôme Le Nôtre et al.   ChemSusChem

Heterogeneous Pt Catalysts for Reductive Amination of Levulinic Acid to Pyrrolidones

(2014) Abeda Sultana Touchy et al.   ACS Catalysis

Highly efficient transformation of levulinic acid into pyrrolidinones by iridium catalysed transfer hydrogenation

(2013) Yawen Wei et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Bio-based solvents: an emerging generation of fluids for the design of eco-efficient processes in catalysis and organic chemistry

(2013) Yanlong Gu et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Reaction Pathways for the Deoxygenation of Vegetable Oils and Related Model Compounds

(2013) Robert W. Gosselink et al.   ChemSusChem

Separation of L-aspartic acid and L-glutamic acid mixtures for use in the production of bio-based chemicals

(2012) Yinglai Teng et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Palladium Catalysts for Fatty Acid Deoxygenation: Influence of the Support and Fatty Acid Chain Length on Decarboxylation Kinetics

(2012) Jeffrey P. Ford et al.   TOPICS IN CATALYSIS

Hydrogen-Independent Reductive Transformation of Carbohydrate Biomass into γ-Valerolactone and Pyrrolidone Derivatives with Supported Gold Catalysts

(2011) Xian-Long Du et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Conversion of Levulinic Acid to Pyrrolidines by Reductive Amination

(2011) Yao-Bing Huang et al.   ChemSusChem

Synthesis of biobased N-methylpyrrolidone by one-pot cyclization and methylation of γ-aminobutyric acid

(2010) Tijs M. Lammens et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

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