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Title: Catalytic One‐Pot Conversion of Renewable Platform Chemicals to Hydrocarbon and Ether Biofuels through Tandem Hf(OTf) 4 +Pd/C Catalysis

Abstract

Abstract Efficient conversion of renewable biomass platform chemicals into high‐quality fuels remains challenging. A one‐pot catalytic approach has been developed to synthesize various structurally defined biofuels by using Hf(OTf) 4 and Pd/C for selective tandem catalysis and 2‐methylfuran (2‐MF) as a renewable feedstock. 2‐MF first undergoes Lewis acid‐catalyzed hydroxyalkylation/alkylation (HAA) condensation with carbonyl compounds to afford intermediates containing the targeted carbon skeletons of hydrocarbon or ether products, and these intermediates then undergo hydrogenation or hydrodeoxygenation to afford the target products, catalyzed by metal triflate+Pd/C in the same pot. The present process can produce structurally defined alkanes and cyclic ethers under mild conditions.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [3]
  1. School of Physical Science and Technology ShanghaiTech University 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Pudong District Shanghai 201210 China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
  2. Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road Evanston IL, 60208 USA
  3. School of Physical Science and Technology ShanghaiTech University 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Pudong District Shanghai 201210 China
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Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1570034
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC0206CH11357
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Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ChemSusChem
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: ChemSusChem Journal Volume: 12 Journal Issue: 24; Journal ID: ISSN 1864-5631
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Liu, Dong‐Huang, Marks, Tobin J., and Li, Zhi. Catalytic One‐Pot Conversion of Renewable Platform Chemicals to Hydrocarbon and Ether Biofuels through Tandem Hf(OTf) 4 +Pd/C Catalysis. Germany: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1002/cssc.201902137.
Liu, Dong‐Huang, Marks, Tobin J., & Li, Zhi. Catalytic One‐Pot Conversion of Renewable Platform Chemicals to Hydrocarbon and Ether Biofuels through Tandem Hf(OTf) 4 +Pd/C Catalysis. Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201902137
Liu, Dong‐Huang, Marks, Tobin J., and Li, Zhi. Thu . "Catalytic One‐Pot Conversion of Renewable Platform Chemicals to Hydrocarbon and Ether Biofuels through Tandem Hf(OTf) 4 +Pd/C Catalysis". Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201902137.
@article{osti_1570034,
title = {Catalytic One‐Pot Conversion of Renewable Platform Chemicals to Hydrocarbon and Ether Biofuels through Tandem Hf(OTf) 4 +Pd/C Catalysis},
author = {Liu, Dong‐Huang and Marks, Tobin J. and Li, Zhi},
abstractNote = {Abstract Efficient conversion of renewable biomass platform chemicals into high‐quality fuels remains challenging. A one‐pot catalytic approach has been developed to synthesize various structurally defined biofuels by using Hf(OTf) 4 and Pd/C for selective tandem catalysis and 2‐methylfuran (2‐MF) as a renewable feedstock. 2‐MF first undergoes Lewis acid‐catalyzed hydroxyalkylation/alkylation (HAA) condensation with carbonyl compounds to afford intermediates containing the targeted carbon skeletons of hydrocarbon or ether products, and these intermediates then undergo hydrogenation or hydrodeoxygenation to afford the target products, catalyzed by metal triflate+Pd/C in the same pot. The present process can produce structurally defined alkanes and cyclic ethers under mild conditions.},
doi = {10.1002/cssc.201902137},
journal = {ChemSusChem},
number = 24,
volume = 12,
place = {Germany},
year = {Thu Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Thu Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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