title: Ruthenium-catalyzed C-C bond cleavage in lignin model substrates.
abstract: Ruthenium-triphos complexes exhibited unprecedented catalytic activity and selectivity in the redox-neutral C-C bond cleavage of the β-O-4 lignin linkage of 1,3-dilignol model compounds. A mechanistic pathway involving a dehydrogenation-initiated retro-aldol reaction for the C-C bond cleavage was proposed in line with experimental data and DFT calculations.
authors: Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen (Germany) www.itmc.rwth-aachen.de.
authors: Thorsten
authors: T
authors: vom Stein
authors: Tim
authors: T
authors: den Hartog
authors: Julien
authors: J
authors: Buendia
authors: Spas
authors: S
authors: Stoychev
authors: Jakob
authors: J
authors: Mottweiler
authors: Carsten
authors: C
authors: Bolm
authors: Jürgen
authors: J
authors: Klankermayer
authors: Walter
authors: W
authors: Leitner
keywords: CC bond cleavage; cleavage reactions; homogeneous catalysis; lignin; ruthenium complexes