Selective cleavage of C<sub>α</sub>–C<sub>β</sub>bonds in lignin models using a bifunctional pyridinium photocatalyst<i>via</i>a PCET process
C. N. R. Rao, Haoran Wei, Xiaoli Miao, Meng‐Ze Jia, Xin‐Rong Yao, Xiaoyan Zheng, Jie Zhang
Abstract
A pyridinium-based photocatalyst possessing both redox-active and hydrogen acceptor sites has been developed for the conversion of lignin models to afford benzaldehyde and phenyl formate as the main products through selective cleavage of C–C bonds.
Topics & Concepts
PyridiniumBifunctionalFormateLigninChemistryPhotocatalysisPhotochemistryBenzaldehydeHydrogen bondRedoxCleavage (geology)Bond cleavageOrganic chemistryCatalysisMaterials scienceMoleculeFracture (geology)Composite materialRadical Photochemical ReactionsOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsBiochemical and biochemical processes