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Ivan Scodeller1, Samir Mansouri2, Didier Morvan2
1Institut de Chimie des Milieux et matériaux de Poitiers, CNRS, Université de Poitiers, 1 rue Marcel Doré, 86073, Poitiers, France.
Abstract:
We report the synthesis of biomass-derived functionalized aromatic chemicals from furfural, a building block nowadays available in large scale from low-cost biomass. The scientific strategy relies on a Diels-Alder/aromatization sequence. By controlling the rate of each step, it was possible to produce exclusively the meta aromatic isomer. In particular, through this route, we describe the synthesis of renewably sourced meta-xylylenediamine (MXD). Transposition of this work to other furfural-derived chemicals is also discussed and reveals that functionalized biomass-derived aromatics (benzaldehyde, benzylamine, etc.) can be potentially produced, according to this route.
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