Issue 97, 2013
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Chemical Communications

Chemical conversion of β-O-4 lignin linkage models through Cu-catalyzed aerobic amide bond formation†

Jian Zhang,‡a   Yu Liu,‡a   Shunsuke Chiba*a  and  Teck-Peng Loh*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637616
E-mail: teckpeng@ntu.edu.sg
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Tel: +65 6513 8475

b Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China

Abstract

Methods for conversion of the lignin β-O-4 models into amide derivatives and phenols have been developed, which is achieved via chemo-selective oxidation of the secondary benzylic alcohol and subsequent Cu-catalyzed aerobic amide bond formation.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC46912C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Sep 2013
Accepted
15 Oct 2013
First published
16 Oct 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 11439-11441

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Chemical conversion of β-O-4 lignin linkage models through Cu-catalyzed aerobic amide bond formation

J. Zhang, Y. Liu, S. Chiba and T. Loh, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 11439 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC46912C

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