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Copper-Mediated Conversion of Complex Ethers to Esters: Enabling Biopolymer Depolymerisation under Mild Conditions.

ABSTRACT: Selective processing of the ?-O-4 unit in lignin is essential for the efficient depolymerisation of this biopolymer and therefore its successful integration into a biorefinery set-up. An approach is described in which this unit is modified to incorporate a carboxylic ester with the goal of enabling the use of mild depolymerisation conditions. Inspired by preliminary results using a Cu/TEMPO/O2 system, a protocol was developed that gave the desired ?-O-4-containing ester in high yield using certain dimeric model compounds. The optimised reaction conditions were then applied to an oligomeric lignin model system. Extensive 2D NMR analysis demonstrated that analogous chemistry could be achieved with the oligomeric substrate. Mild depolymerisation of the ester-containing oligomer delivered the expected aryl acid monomer.

SUBMITTER: Xiao G

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7589252 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Copper-Mediated Conversion of Complex Ethers to Esters: Enabling Biopolymer Depolymerisation under Mild Conditions.

Xiao Ganyuan G Montgomery James R D JRD Lancefield Christopher S CS Panovic Isabella I Westwood Nicholas J NJ

Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) 20200903 54

Selective processing of the β-O-4 unit in lignin is essential for the efficient depolymerisation of this biopolymer and therefore its successful integration into a biorefinery set-up. An approach is described in which this unit is modified to incorporate a carboxylic ester with the goal of enabling the use of mild depolymerisation conditions. Inspired by preliminary results using a Cu/TEMPO/O<sub>2</sub> system, a protocol was developed that gave the desired β-O-4-containing ester in high yield ...[more]

PMID: 32378750

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