title: Selective route to 2-propenyl aryls directly from wood by a tandem organosolv and palladium-catalysed transfer hydrogenolysis.
abstract: A tandem organosolv pulping and Pd-catalysed transfer hydrogenolysis depolymerisation and deoxygenation has been developed. The tandem process generated 2-methoxy-4-(prop-1-enyl)phenol in 23% yield (92% theoretical monomer yield) starting from pine wood and 2,6-dimethoxy-4-(prop-1-enyl)phenol in 49% yield (92% theoretical monomer yield) starting from birch wood. Only endogenous hydrogen from wood was consumed, and the reaction was performed using green solvents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, BMC, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, 751 23, Uppsala (Sweden).
authors.forename: Maxim V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Galkin
authors.forename: Joseph S M
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Samec
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D055772:Green Chemistry Technology; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000737:chemistry*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*; D028223:Pinus / Q000737:chemistry; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry*; D014934:Wood / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; D012997:Solvents; D010165:Palladium; D010100:Oxygen
keywords: biomass; cleavage reactions; heterogeneous catalysis; hydrogen; palladium