Visible light-driven ligand-to-metal charge transfer-mediated selective cleavage of β-O-4 lignin model compounds: a greener route to lignin valorization
Ayesha Khan, Logan W. Evans, David B. C. Martin
Abstract
-O bond cleavage products with a single catalyst. Our work offers a promising solution for the selective cleavage of β-O-4 bonds under mild conditions to promote lignin valorization. Furthermore, it provides potentially general strategies for enabling visible light-driven LMCT-mediated photocatalysis in related organic transformations.
Topics & Concepts
LigninChemistryMetalCleavage (geology)PhotochemistryOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceFracture (geology)Composite materialLignin and Wood ChemistryEnzyme-mediated dye degradationOxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions