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Selective Reductive Dimerization of CO2into Glycolaldehyde
Zhang, Dan,Jarava-Barrera, Carlos,Bontemps, Sébastien
, p. 4568 - 4575 (2021/05/04)
The selective dimerization of CO2 into glycolaldehyde is achieved in a one-pot two-step process via formaldehyde as a key intermediate. The first step concerns the iron-catalyzed selective reduction of CO2 into formaldehyde via formation and controlled hydrolysis of a bis(boryl)acetal compound. The second step concerns the carbene-catalyzed C-C bond formation to afford glycolaldehyde. Both carbon atoms of glycolaldehyde arise from CO2 as proven by the labeling experiment with 13CO2. This hybrid organometallic/organic catalytic system employs mild conditions (1 atm of CO2, 25 to 80 °C in less than 3 h) and low catalytic loadings (1 and 2.5%, respectively). Glycolaldehyde is obtained in 53% overall yield. The appealing reactivity of glycolaldehyde is exemplified (i) in a dimerization process leading to C4 aldose compounds and (ii) in a tri-component Petasis-Borono-Mannich reaction generating C-N and C-C bonds in one process.
Shape-selective Valorization of Biomass-derived Glycolaldehyde using Tin-containing Zeolites
Tolborg, S?ren,Meier, Sebastian,Saravanamurugan, Shunmugavel,Fristrup, Peter,Taarning, Esben,Sádaba, Irantzu
, p. 3054 - 3061 (2016/11/17)
A highly selective self-condensation of glycolaldehyde to different C4 molecules has been achieved using Lewis acidic stannosilicate catalysts in water at moderate temperatures (40–100 °C). The medium-sized zeolite pores (10-membered ring framework) in Sn-MFI facilitate the formation of tetrose sugars while hindering consecutive aldol reactions leading to hexose sugars. High yields of tetrose sugars (74 %) with minor amounts of vinyl glycolic acid (VGA), an α-hydroxyacid, are obtained using Sn-MFI with selectivities towards C4 products reaching 97 %. Tin catalysts having large pores or no pore structure (Sn-Beta, Sn-MCM-41, Sn-SBA-15, tin chloride) led to lower selectivities for C4 sugars due to formation of hexose sugars. In the case of Sn-Beta, VGA is the main product (30 %), illustrating differences in selectivity of the Sn sites in the different frameworks. Under optimized conditions, GA can undergo further conversion, leading to yields of up to 44 % of VGA using Sn-MFI in water. The use of Sn-MFI offers multiple possibilities for valorization of biomass-derived GA in water under mild conditions selectively producing C4 molecules.
Catalytic effect of aluminium chloride on the example of the conversion of sugar model compounds
Schwiderski, Martin,Kruse, Andrea
, p. 64 - 70 (2015/04/14)
Abstract In this work, the catalytic effect of the Bronsted acid hydrochloric acid, the Bronsted base sodium hydroxide and the Lewis acid AlCl3 on the conversion of biomass derived carbohydrates is investigated. On the example of the glycolaldehyde conversion, it is shown that the Lewis acid catalyses the ketol-endiol-tautomerism, the dehydration, the retro-aldol-reaction and the benzilic-acid-rearrangement. The main products are C4- and C6-carbohydrates as well as their secondary products 2-hydroxybut-3-enoic acid 1 and several furans. Under the same reaction conditions hydrochloric acid catalyzes mainly the dehydration and sodium hydroxide the tautomerism and subsequent aldolization.
Asymmetric organocatalytic formation of protected and unprotected tetroses under potentially prebiotic conditions
Burroughs, Laurence,Clarke, Paul A.,Forintos, Henrietta,Gilks, James A. R.,Hayes, Christopher J.,Vale, Matthew E.,Wade, William,Zbytniewski, Myriam
experimental part, p. 1565 - 1570 (2012/04/05)
Esters of proteinogenic amino acids efficiently catalyse the formation of erythrose and threose under potentially prebiotic conditions in the highest yields and enantioselectivities yet reported. Remarkably while esters of (l)-proline yield (l)-tetroses, esters of (l)-leucine, (l)-alanine and (l)-valine generate (d)-tetroses, offering the potential to account for the link between natural (l)-amino acids and natural (d)-sugars. The effect of pH and NaCl on the yields and enantioselectivities was also investigated and was shown to be significant, with the optimal enantioselectivities occurring at pH 7.
Methods for the electrolytic production of erythrose or erythritol
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Page/Page column 8-9, (2008/06/13)
Methods for the production of erythrose and/or erythritol are provided herein. Preferably, the methods include the step of electrolytic decarboxylation of a ribonic acid or arabinonic acid reactant to produce erythrose. Optionally, the reactant can be obtained from a suitable hexose sugar, such as allose, altrose, glucose, fructose or mannose. The erythrose product can be hydrogenated to produce erythritol.
Metal-mediated decarbonylation and dehydration of ketose sugars
Andrews, Mark A.
, p. 2703 - 2708 (2008/10/08)
Ketose sugars can be decarbonylated and/or dehydrated by the action of certain metal complexes. Fructose reacts with 1 equiv of RhCl(PPh3)3 (1) in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) at 130°C to give furfuryl alcohol, Rh(CO)Cl(PPh3)2 (2), and a small amount of 1-deoxyerythritol. 1,3-Dihydroxyacetone consumes 2 equiv of 1, giving methane and ca. 2 mol of 2. With manno-2-heptulose the primary product is 2,7-anhydromanno-2-heptulopyranose. The mechanisms of these unusual reactions have been studied by using 13C-labeling experiments and model reactions employing Pd(II) and HCl. Attempts to make the reactions catalytic using [Rh(Ph2PCH2CH2CH2PPh 2)2]+[BF4]- in place of 1 were not successful. The use of NMP as a solvent offers some advantages in the acid-catalyzed synthesis of certain carbohydrate dehydration products, as exemplified by the conversion of manno-2-heptulose to its 2,7-anhydride and of 2-deoxyglucose to 1-(2-furanyl)-1,2-ethanediol.
Kinetics, Catalysis, and Mechanism of the Secondary Reaction in the Final Phase of the Formose Reaction
Harsch, Guenther,Bauer, Hermann,Voelter, Wolfgang
, p. 623 - 635 (2007/10/02)
In the final phase of the formose reaction sugars are formed by the reaction of glycolaldehyde, glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone.The application of high-pressure liquid chromatography allows for the first time to investigate intermediate and final products quantitatively.The results of kinetical investigations allow to suggest a reaction mechanism for the secondary reaction in the final phase of the formose reaction.This mechanism is compared with that of the starting phase and other known mechanisms.From the results metal ion-catalyzed aldol reactions have to be assumed.
THE FORMOIN REACTION
Castells, Josep,Lopez-Calahorra, Francisco,Geijo, Fernando
, p. 197 - 208 (2007/10/02)
The formoin reaction, i.e., the autocondensation of formaldehyde in an aprotic solvent catalysed by the conjugate base of a thiazolium ion, has been studied in detail.Glucose, galactose, dihyroxyacetone dimer, xylose, and arabinose have been identified as products.The influence of catalysts, temperature, basicity, and reaction time is documented.N,N-Dimethylformamide is a more convenient solvent than ether, benzene, or diglyme.Ethyldi-isopropylamine affords better yields of carbohydrate material than triethylamine.At =60 deg, aldol condensations are reduced to a minimum.After 1-2 h of reaction (depending on the conditions), the yields begin to decrease and become zero after ca. 24 h.
