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Advances in value-added aromatics by oxidation of lignin with transition metal complexes

Transition Metal Chemistry volume 47, pages 189–211 (2022)Cite this article

Abstract

Lignin is the second most abundant component in biomass, considered as the most abundant and available renewable source of aromatics in Nature. The depolymerization of lignin presents a sustainable way for producing value-added aromatic chemical platforms. Among all the transformation strategies, the catalytic oxidation transformation of lignin toward the production of highly functionalized aromatic chemicals is an efficient way for high-value chemicals. Herein, we review various transition metal complexes used for the effective transformation of lignin and lignin model compounds to aromatic building blocks, which involves metal porphyrins, metal salens, vanadium complexes, methyltrioxo rhenium and other highly elaborated complexes. The corresponding mechanisms are included. Based on the catalytic systems, challenges and future directions are discussed.

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This work was supported by Jiangsu Shuangchuang Project and Lvyangjinfeng Talent Program of Yangzhou.

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    Zhan Zhang

  2. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, People’s Republic of China

    Guochuan Yin

  3. Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China

    Guochuan Yin

  4. CNRS-UMR 5246, Université de Lyon, UCBL, ICBMS, Campus Lyon-Tech la Doua, Bat. Lederer, 1 rue Victor Grignard, 69622, Villeurbanne Cedex, France

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Zhang, Z., Yin, G. & Andrioletti, B. Advances in value-added aromatics by oxidation of lignin with transition metal complexes. Transit Met Chem 47, 189–211 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11243-022-00498-4

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