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Light-Driven Enzymatic Decarboxylation of Dicarboxylic Acids
Chen, Bi-Shuang,Liu, Lan,Zeng, Yong-Yi,Zhang, Wuyuan
, p. 553 - 559 (2021/06/25)
Photodecarboxylase from Chlorella variabillis (CvFAP) is one of the three known light-activated enzymes that catalyzes the decarboxylation of fatty acids into the corresponding C1-shortened alkanes. Although the substrate scope of CvFAP has been altered by protein engineering and decoy molecules, it is still limited to mono-fatty acids. Our studies demonstrate for the first time that long chain dicarboxylic acids can be converted by CvFAP. Notably, the conversion of dicarboxylic acids to alkanes still represents a chemically very challenging reaction. Herein, the light-driven enzymatic decarboxylation of dicarboxylic acids to the corresponding (C2-shortened) alkanes using CvFAP is described. A series of dicarboxylic acids is decarboxylated into alkanes in good yields by means of this approach, even for the preparative scales. Reaction pathway studies show that mono-fatty acids are formed as the intermediate products before the final release of C2-shortened alkanes. In addition, the thermostability, storage stability, and recyclability of CvFAP for decarboxylation of dicarboxylic acids are well evaluated. These results represent an advancement over the current state-of-the-art.
Acidic metal-organic framework empowered precise hydrodeoxygenation of bio-based furan compounds and cyclic ethers for sustainable fuels
Gao, Xiang-Yu,He, Hai-Long,Li, Zhi,Liu, Dong-Huang,Wang, Jun-Jie,Xiao, Yao,Yi, Xianfeng,Zeng, Tengwu,Zhang, Yue-Biao,Zheng, Anmin,Zhou, Si-Yu
supporting information, p. 9974 - 9981 (2021/12/27)
Target synthesis of hydrocarbons from abundant biomass is highly desired for sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) to meet the need for both net zero carbon emission and air pollution control. However, precise hydrodeoxygenation (PHDO) of bio-based furan compounds and cyclic ethers to isomerically pure alkanes remains a challenge in heterogenous catalysis, which usually requires delicate control of the distribution of acid and metal catalytic sites in nanoconfined space. Here we show that a nanoporous acidic metal-organic framework (MOF), namely MIL-101-SO3H, enables one-pot PHDO reactions from furan-derivative oxygenates to solely single-component alkanes by just mechanical mixing with commercial Pd/C towards highly efficient and highly selective hydrocarbon production. The superior performance of such tandem catalysts can be attributed to the preferential adsorption of oxygenate precursors and expulsion of deoxygenated intermediates benefiting from Lewis acid sites embedded in the MOF. The strong Br?nsted acidity of MIL-101-SO3H is contributed by both the -SO3H groups and the adsorbed H2O, which makes it a water-tolerant solid acid for durable PHDO processes. The simplicity of mechanical mixing of different heterogenous catalysts allows the modulation of the tandem catalysis system for optimization of the ultimate catalytic performance. This journal is
Highly active cobalt complex catalysts used for alkene hydrosilylation
Liu, Yu,Li, Jiayun,Bai, Ying,Peng, Jiajian
, (2021/07/02)
A series of nitrogen phosphine ligands were synthesized, and the hydrosilylation reaction of alkenes catalyzed using MCl2 in the presence of these ligands was investigated. FeCl2/1(N1, N1, N2, N2-Tetrakis[(diphenylphosphino)methyl]ethane-1,2-diamine) showed low catalytic activity. MnCl2/1, CrCl3/1 and NiCl2/1 showed some catalytic activity. The CoCl2/N,P-ligand catalyst system showed high activity as well as excellent selectivity (The selectivity of the β-adduct was ~100%.) in the hydrosilylation reaction. CoCl2/1 showed the highest catalytic activity (~ >99.9% conversion of 1-octene). Additionally, no α-adduct, dehydrogenative silylation product and octane were detected.
