Exploiting Chitin as a Source of Biologically Fixed Nitrogen: Formation and Full Characterization of Small-Molecule Hetero- and Carbocyclic Pyrolysis Products
Maryam Nikahd, Jiří Mikušek, Li‐Juan Yu, Michelle L. Coote, Martin G. Banwell, Chenxi Ma, Michael G. Gardiner
Abstract
Pyrolysis of variously pretreated or untreated samples of chitin (1) and certain congeners at 150–350 °C afforded a range of platform molecules, as exemplified by compounds 4, 5, 6, 8, 12 and 13. All of these products have been fully characterized, including by single-crystal X-ray analysis. Pathways for the formation of them are proposed and theoretical studies of certain aspects of these described.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryPyrolysisChitinMoleculeNitrogenOrganic chemistryCharacterization (materials science)Single crystalStereochemistryCombinatorial chemistryNanotechnologyCrystallographyMaterials scienceChitosanLignin and Wood ChemistryCatalysis for Biomass ConversionEnzyme Catalysis and Immobilization