Continuous Flow Upgrading of Selected C2–C6 Platform Chemicals Derived from Biomass

R Gerardy, DP Debecker, J Estager, P Luis… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ever increasing industrial production of commodity and specialty chemicals inexorably
depletes the finite primary fossil resources available on Earth. The forecast of population …

Oxidative N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis

C De Risi, A Brandolese, G Di Carmine… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
N‐Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysis is a by now consolidated organocatalytic platform
for a number of synthetic (asymmetric) transformations via diverse reaction …

Recent advances in continuous-flow organocatalysis for process intensification

C De Risi, O Bortolini, A Brandolese… - Reaction Chemistry & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Chemistry in continuous-flow continues to attract attention from the community of synthetic
organic chemists due to its now well-recognized benefits including, inter alia, quick reaction …

NMR relaxation time measurements of solvent effects in an organocatalysed asymmetric aldol reaction over silica SBA-15 supported proline

G Di Carmine, L Forster, S Wang, C Parlett… - Reaction Chemistry & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Immobilisation of organocatalysts onto solid supports represents a very promising solution to
tackle their low productivity by enabling their reuse. Herein, the use of NMR relaxation …

Aerobic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxylic acid and its derivatives by heterogeneous NHC-catalysis

A Brandolese, D Ragno, G Di Carmine… - Organic & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The application of the oxidative system composed of a heterogeneous triazolium pre-
catalyst, iron (II) phthalocyanine and air is described for the selective conversion of 5 …

Photoredox Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling of N-Aryl Glycines Mediated by Mesoporous Graphitic Carbon Nitride: An Environmentally Friendly Approach to the …

L Poletti, D Ragno, O Bortolini, F Presini… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Indole-decorated glycine derivatives are prepared through an environmentally benign cross-
dehydrogenative coupling between N-aryl glycine analogues and indoles (yield of≤ 81%) …

Organocatalytic synthesis of poly (hydroxymethylfuroate) via ring-opening polymerization of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural-based cyclic oligoesters

D Ragno, G Di Carmine, M Vannini, O Bortolini… - Polymer …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The synthesis of hydroxymethylfuroate macrocyclic oligoesters c (HMF) n promoted by an N-
heterocyclic carbene (NHC) organocatalyst is herein presented together with the …

Regiodivergent isosorbide acylation by oxidative N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis in batch and continuous flow

D Ragno, C Leonardi, G Di Carmine… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A new N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalyzed strategy for the regioselective
monoesterification of isosorbide (IS) at either the endo (5-OH) or exo (2-OH) position is …

Aerobic oxidative N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed formal [3+ 3] cyclization for the synthesis of tetrasubstituted benzene derivatives

S Bacaicoa, E Goossens, H Sundén - Organic Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Herein, we present an accessible aerobic N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalyzed method
that efficiently produces tetrasubstituted benzene rings in a single reaction. The method …

Organocatalytic Upgrading of Biomass Derived Building Blocks

S Meninno - European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The depletion of finite primary fossil fuels we are facing makes necessary a deep
metamorphosis in fundamental parts of the chemical industry. A progressive transition from …