Development of a Ni-promoted, selective electrochemical reductive cleavage of the C–O bond in lignin model compound benzyl phenyl ether
Fang Lin, Ho-Yin TSE, Hanno C. Erythropel, Predrag V. Petrović, Mahlet Garedew, Jinshan Chen, Jason Chun‐Ho Lam, Paul T. Anastas
Abstract
Ni-promoted, highly selective electrochemical protocol to reductively cleave the benzylic C–O bond of the α-O-4 lignin model compound benzyl phenyl ether (BPE) at room temperature and ambient pressure.
Topics & Concepts
EtherLigninElectrochemistryChemistryBond cleavageCleavage (geology)Organic chemistryMedicinal chemistryCatalysisMaterials scienceElectrodePhysical chemistryFracture (geology)Composite materialLignin and Wood ChemistryOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsBiochemical and biochemical processes