Issue 30, 2015
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Chemical Communications

Ruthenium-catalyzed aerobic oxidative decarboxylation of amino acids: a green, zero-waste route to biobased nitriles†

Laurens Claes,a   Jasper Verduyckt,a   Ivo Stassen,a   Bert Lagraina  and  Dirk E. De Vos*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven – University of Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 23, post box 2461, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
E-mail: Dirk.DeVos@biw.kuleuven.be

Abstract

Oxidative decarboxylation of amino acids into nitriles was performed using molecular oxygen as terminal oxidant and a heterogeneous ruthenium hydroxide-based catalyst. A range of amino acids was oxidized in very good yield, using water as the solvent.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC00181A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
08 Jan 2015
Accepted
06 Mar 2015
First published
09 Mar 2015

Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 6528-6531

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Ruthenium-catalyzed aerobic oxidative decarboxylation of amino acids: a green, zero-waste route to biobased nitriles

L. Claes, J. Verduyckt, I. Stassen, B. Lagrain and D. E. De Vos, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 6528 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC00181A

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