A method of selectively reacting lignin or a lignin-derived reactant to yield an aromatic product. The method includes the step of reacting lignin or a lignin-derived reactant with a molybdenum-containing catalyst, in a solvent, and optionally in the presence of an oxidant, for a time and a temperature wherein at least a portion of the lignin or lignin-derived reactant is selectively converted into an aromatic product, preferably coniferaldehyde and/or sinapaldehyde.
作者:Ruili Gao、Yanding Li、Hoon Kim、Justin K. Mobley、John Ralph
DOI:10.1002/cssc.201800598
日期:2018.7.11
planet's most abundant renewable source of aromatic compounds, is difficult to degrade efficiently to welldefined aromatics. We developed a microwave‐assisted catalytic Swern oxidation system using an easily prepared catalyst, MoO2Cl2(DMSO)2, and DMSO as the solvent and oxidant. It demonstrated high efficiency in transforming lignin model compounds containing the units and functional groups found in