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Title: Iodine-Catalyzed Isomerization of Dimethyl Muconate

Abstract

Abstract cis,cis ‐Muconic acid is a platform bio‐based chemical that can be upgraded to drop‐in commodity and novel monomers. Among the possible drop‐in products, dimethyl terephthalate can be synthesized via esterification, isomerization, Diels–Alder cycloaddition, and dehydrogenation. The isomerization of cis , cis ‐dimethyl muconate ( cc DMM) to the trans , trans ‐form ( tt DMM) can be catalyzed by iodine; however, studies have yet to address (i) the mechanism and reaction barriers unique to DMM, and (ii) the influence of solvent, potential for catalyst recycle, and recovery of high‐purity tt DMM. To address this gap, we apply a joint computational and experimental approach to investigate iodine‐catalyzed isomerization of DMM. Density functional theory calculations identified unique regiochemical considerations owing to the large number of halogen‐diene coordination schemes. Both transition state theory and experiments estimate significant barrier reductions with photodissociated iodine. Solvent selection was critical for rapid kinetics, likely because of solvent complexation with iodine. Under select conditions, tt DMM yields of 95 % were achieved in <1 h with methanol, followed by high purity recovery (>98 %) with crystallization. Lastly, post‐reaction iodine can be recovered and recycled with minimal loss of activity. Overall, these findings provide new insight into the mechanism and conditions necessary formore » DMM isomerization with iodine to advance the state‐of‐the‐art for bio‐based chemicals.« less

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [2]; ORCiD logo [2];  [2]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)
  2. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
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Research Org.:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
OSTI Identifier:
1436570
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1436543
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5100-71487
Journal ID: ISSN 1864-5631
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ChemSusChem
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 1864-5631
Publisher:
ChemPubSoc Europe
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; platform chemicals; reaction mechanism; green chemistry; biomass conversion

Citation Formats

Settle, Amy E., Berstis, Laura, Zhang, Shuting, Rorrer, Nicholas A., Hu, Haiming, Richards, Ryan M., Beckham, Gregg T., Crowley, Michael F., and Vardon, Derek R. Iodine-Catalyzed Isomerization of Dimethyl Muconate. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1002/cssc.201800606.
Settle, Amy E., Berstis, Laura, Zhang, Shuting, Rorrer, Nicholas A., Hu, Haiming, Richards, Ryan M., Beckham, Gregg T., Crowley, Michael F., & Vardon, Derek R. Iodine-Catalyzed Isomerization of Dimethyl Muconate. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201800606
Settle, Amy E., Berstis, Laura, Zhang, Shuting, Rorrer, Nicholas A., Hu, Haiming, Richards, Ryan M., Beckham, Gregg T., Crowley, Michael F., and Vardon, Derek R. Mon . "Iodine-Catalyzed Isomerization of Dimethyl Muconate". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201800606. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1436570.
@article{osti_1436570,
title = {Iodine-Catalyzed Isomerization of Dimethyl Muconate},
author = {Settle, Amy E. and Berstis, Laura and Zhang, Shuting and Rorrer, Nicholas A. and Hu, Haiming and Richards, Ryan M. and Beckham, Gregg T. and Crowley, Michael F. and Vardon, Derek R.},
abstractNote = {Abstract cis,cis ‐Muconic acid is a platform bio‐based chemical that can be upgraded to drop‐in commodity and novel monomers. Among the possible drop‐in products, dimethyl terephthalate can be synthesized via esterification, isomerization, Diels–Alder cycloaddition, and dehydrogenation. The isomerization of cis , cis ‐dimethyl muconate ( cc DMM) to the trans , trans ‐form ( tt DMM) can be catalyzed by iodine; however, studies have yet to address (i) the mechanism and reaction barriers unique to DMM, and (ii) the influence of solvent, potential for catalyst recycle, and recovery of high‐purity tt DMM. To address this gap, we apply a joint computational and experimental approach to investigate iodine‐catalyzed isomerization of DMM. Density functional theory calculations identified unique regiochemical considerations owing to the large number of halogen‐diene coordination schemes. Both transition state theory and experiments estimate significant barrier reductions with photodissociated iodine. Solvent selection was critical for rapid kinetics, likely because of solvent complexation with iodine. Under select conditions, tt DMM yields of 95 % were achieved in <1 h with methanol, followed by high purity recovery (>98 %) with crystallization. Lastly, post‐reaction iodine can be recovered and recycled with minimal loss of activity. Overall, these findings provide new insight into the mechanism and conditions necessary for DMM isomerization with iodine to advance the state‐of‐the‐art for bio‐based chemicals.},
doi = {10.1002/cssc.201800606},
journal = {ChemSusChem},
number = ,
volume = 11,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 16 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Mon Apr 16 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}

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