Selective aerobic alcohol oxidation method for conversion of lignin into simple aromatic compounds

Stahl, Shannon S; Rahimi, Alireza

Title: Selective aerobic alcohol oxidation method for conversion of lignin into simple aromatic compounds

Patent · Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 EST 2015

OSTI ID:1171655

Stahl, Shannon S; Rahimi, Alireza

Described is a method to oxidize lignin or lignin sub-units. The method includes oxidation of secondary benzylic alcohol in the lignin or lignin sub-unit to a corresponding ketone in the presence of unprotected primarily aliphatic alcohol in the lignin or lignin sub-unit. The optimal catalyst system consists of HNO.sub.3 in combination with another Bronsted acid, in the absence of a metal-containing catalyst, thereby yielding a selectively oxidized lignin or lignin sub-unit. The method may be carried out in the presence or absence of additional reagents including TEMPO and TEMPO derivatives.

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Research Organization:: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: FC02-07ER64494

Assignee:: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundataion (Madison, WI)

Patent Number(s):: 8,969,534

Application Number:: 13/771,733

OSTI ID:: 1171655

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Feb 20

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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