Recent Advances on Diels‐Alder‐Driven Preparation of Bio‐Based Aromatics
João M. J. M. Ravasco, Rafael F. A. Gomes
Abstract
The preparation of high value-added chemicals from renewable resources is a crucial approach towards a sustainable economy. One prominent alternative to the production of petroleum-based chemicals from fossil resources is through the sequential Diels-Alder/aromatization reactions of biomass-derived furan platforms. This Concept is focused on the recent boom in bio-based furan DA strategies for aromatization of bio-based platform chemicals, particularly that of furfurals, ranging from indirect use and activation strategies to recent examples of direct DA reaction of these electron-withdrawing biomass-derived furans.
Topics & Concepts
AromatizationFuranBiomass (ecology)Diels–Alder reactionBiochemical engineeringBoomChemistrySustainable productionGreen chemistryOrganic chemistryPulp and paper industryEnvironmental scienceProduction (economics)CatalysisReaction mechanismEngineeringEconomicsEnvironmental engineeringEcologyBiologyMacroeconomicsCatalysis for Biomass ConversionSynthesis of Indole DerivativesCatalytic Alkyne Reactions