A sustainable iron-catalyzed aerobic oxidative C–C and C–O bond cleavage of a lignin model to phenol and methyl benzoate
Shaoyuan Guo, Xinli Tong, Lingwu Meng, Guobao Yang
Abstract
A sustainable and heterogeneous iron-mediated oxidative cleavage of lignin to phenol and methyl benzoate is achieved in the presence of molecular oxygen.
Topics & Concepts
PhenolCatalysisLigninChemistryOxidative phosphorylationBond cleavageOxidative cleavageOxygenCleavage (geology)Organic chemistryMolecular oxygenMedicinal chemistryBiochemistryMaterials scienceComposite materialFracture (geology)Lignin and Wood ChemistryOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsMesoporous Materials and Catalysis