Wu, Linglin, Mascal, Mark, Farmer, Thomas James orcid.org/0000-0002-1039-7684 et al. (2 more authors) (2017) Electrochemical Coupling of Biomass-derived Acids:New C8 Platforms for Renewable Polymers and Fuels. ChemSusChem. 166–170. ISSN 1864-564X
Abstract
Electrolysis of biomass-derived carbonyl compounds is an alternative to condensation chemistry for supplying products with chain length >C 6for biofuels and renewable materials production. Kolbe coupling of biomass-derived levulinic acid is used to obtain 2,7-octanedione, a new platform molecule only two low process-intensity steps removed from raw biomass. Hydrogenation to 2,7-octanediol provides a chiral secondary diol largely unknown to polymer chemistry, whereas intramolecular aldol condensation followed by hydrogenation yields branched cycloalkanes suitable for use as high-octane, cellulosic gasoline. Analogous electrolysis of an itaconic acid-derived methylsuccinic monoester yields a chiral 2,5-dimethyladipic acid diester, another underutilized monomer owing to lack of availability.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
Keywords: | bio-based polymer,bio-based monomers,Platform molecules,electrochemistry,bio fuel,itaconic acid,electrolysis,kolbe coupling,biomass conversion,levulinic acid,Aldehydes/chemistry,Cycloparaffins/chemistry,Biomass,Biofuels,Polyesters/chemistry,Polymers/chemistry,Levulinic Acids/chemistry,Electrochemistry,Ketones/chemistry,Catalysis |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Chemistry (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC EP/L017393/1 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 06 Dec 2016 12:28 |
Last Modified: | 26 Dec 2024 00:10 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201601271 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/cssc.201601271 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:108985 |
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