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New ventures try again to recycle polystyrene

Start-ups link with plastic makers on new recycling techniques




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[ASAP] Evaluation of the Electrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide using Rhenium and Ruthenium Bipyridine Catalysts Bearing Pendant Amines in the Secondary Coordination Sphere

Organometallics
DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00815




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[ASAP] Neutral Ni(II) Catalysts Based on Maple-Lactone Derived [N,O] Ligands for the Polymerization of Ethylene

Organometallics
DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00061




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[ASAP] A Stiboranyl Platinum Triflate Complex as an Electrophilic Catalyst

Organometallics
DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00193




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[ASAP] Heteroleptic ß-Ketoiminate Magnesium Catalysts for the Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactide

Organometallics
DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00168




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Ni-Based Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Transformation of Fatty Acids into Higher Yields of O-Free Hydrocarbons

Green Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00853B, Paper
Diego Valencia, Citlalli Zenteno, Diana Gomora-Herrera, María Teresa Gómez-Pérez, Jorge Aburto
A series of novel catalytic materials were synthesized by changing the chemical compounds in the impregnation solutions. A rigid, aromatic and bidentate molecule 1,10-phenanthroline (PhN) was used as a ligand...
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Photocatalyst-free visible light promoted E → Z isomerization of alkenes

Green Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9GC04303A, Communication
Jianbin Xu, Na Liu, Haiping Lv, Chixian He, Zining Liu, Xianfu Shen, Feixiang Cheng, Baomin Fan
A photocatalyst-free, simple and green method of visible light driven photocatalytic E to Z isomerization of alkenes has been developed.
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Aqueous miscible organic layered double hydroxides as catalyst precursors for biodiesel synthesis

Green Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00571A, Paper
Chunping Chen, Maxwell Greenwood, Jean-Charles Buffet, Dermot O'Hare
Surface area and basicity density dependence of base-catalysed transesterification of sunflower oil by potassium salt prepared AMO-layered double hydroxides.
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Synthesis of amorphous Geobacter-manganese oxide biohybrid as efficient water oxidation catalysts

Green Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C9GC04353E, Paper
Open Access
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Shafeer Kalathil, Krishna Katuri, Pascal Saikaly
The development of low cost and efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst has paramount importance to meet future sustainable energy demand. Nature’s photosynthetic machinery deploy manganese-based complex in photosystem II...
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Solvent-free hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone using a Shvo catalyst precursor: optimization, thermodynamic insights, and life cycle assessment

Green Chem., 2020, 22,2443-2458
DOI: 10.1039/C9GC02088H, Paper
Open Access
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Christian A. M. R. van Slagmaat, Marie A. F. Delgove, Jules Stouten, Lukas Morick, Yvonne van der Meer, Katrien V. Bernaerts, Stefaan M. A. De Wildeman
We studied the solvent-free hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone with the Shvo catalyst involving comparative catalysis, DFT, and LCA.
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Ga/ZSM-5 catalyst improves hydrocarbon yields and increases alkene selectivity during catalytic fast pyrolysis of biomass with co-fed hydrogen

Green Chem., 2020, 22,2403-2418
DOI: 10.1039/C9GC03408K, Paper
Kristiina Iisa, Yeonjoon Kim, Kellene A. Orton, David J. Robichaud, Rui Katahira, Michael J. Watson, Evan C. Wegener, Mark R. Nimlos, Joshua A. Schaidle, Calvin Mukarakate, Seonah Kim
An integrated experimental and computational study to understand the catalytic upgrading of biomass vapors into high yield of alkenes.
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Dioxomolybdenum complex as an efficient and cheap catalyst for the reductive depolymerization of plastic waste into value-added compounds and fuels

Green Chem., 2020, 22,2419-2425
DOI: 10.1039/C9GC04206G, Paper
Beatriz F. S. Nunes, M. Conceição Oliveira, Ana C. Fernandes
Several types of PCL, PLA, PDO, PET and PBT plastic waste were efficiently converted into value-added compounds and fuels catalyzed by MoO2Cl2(H2O)2.
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Efficient base-free oxidation of monosaccharide into sugar acid under mild conditions using hierarchical porous carbon supported gold catalysts

Green Chem., 2020, 22,2588-2597
DOI: 10.1039/C9GC04333K, Paper
Xintong Meng, Zengyong Li, Di Li, Yiming Huang, Jiaojiao Ma, Chuanfu Liu, Xinwen Peng
The highly selective synthesis of D-xylonic acid and D-gluconic acid from monosaccharide catalyzed by Au/NC-3 under base-free aerobic oxidation conditions.
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A non-phosgene process for bioderived polycarbonate with high molecular weight and advanced property profile synthesized using amino acid ionic liquids as catalysts

Green Chem., 2020, 22,2534-2542
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00265H, Paper
Zhencai Zhang, Fei Xu, Yaqin Zhang, Chenhao Li, Hongyan He, Zifeng Yang, Zengxi Li
Bio-based polycarbonate with high molecular weight and advanced property profile was synthesized using amino acid ionic liquids as catalysts.
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Visible-light-induced photocatalyst-free C-3 functionalization of indoles with diethyl bromomalonate

Green Chem., 2020, 22,2543-2548
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00292E, Paper
Guangmiao Gu, Mengmeng Huang, Jung Keun Kim, Jianye Zhang, Yabo Li, Yangjie Wu
A visible-light-induced and XB-promoted green approach to construct α-indolyl diethyl malonates was developed.
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One-pot synthesis of 1,3-butanediol by 1,4-anhydroerythritol hydrogenolysis over a tungsten-modified platinum on silica catalyst

Green Chem., 2020, 22,2375-2380
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00244E, Communication
Lujie Liu, Takehiro Asano, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Masazumi Tamura, Keiichi Tomishige
Chemical production of 1,3-butanediol from biomass-derived compounds was first reported by 1,4-anhydroerythritol hydrogenolysis over a Pt–WOx/SiO2 catalyst.
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Double-metal cyanide as an acid and hydrogenation catalyst for the highly selective ring-rearrangement of biomass-derived furfuryl alcohol to cyclopentenone compounds

Green Chem., 2020, 22,2549-2557
DOI: 10.1039/C9GC04432A, Paper
Xiang Li, Qiang Deng, Lian Yu, Rui Gao, Zhikun Tong, Chenxi Lu, Jun Wang, Zheling Zeng, Ji-Jun Zou, Shuguang Deng
Herein, novel green synthetic routes to 4-hydroxy-2-cyclopentenone (HCP) and 2-cyclopentenone (CPE) from biomass-derived furfuryl alcohol via double-metal cyanide catalysis are proposed.
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Chemoselective O-formyl and O-acyl protection of alkanolamines, phenoxyethanols and alcohols catalyzed by nickel(II) and copper(II)-catalysts

Green Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00520G, Paper
Rahul B. Sonawane, Swapnali R. Sonawane, Nishant K. Rasal, Sangeeta V. Jagtap
A crucial chemoselective O-formyl and O-acyl protection of alkanolamines, phenoxyethanols, and alcohols in the presence of amines catalyzed by Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes with 8-hydroxyquinoline in a homogeneous medium is achieved.
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Highly efficient oxidation of alcohols to carboxylic acids using a polyoxometalate-supported chromium(III) catalyst and CO2

Green Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00388C, Paper
Ying Wang, ZhiKang Wu, Han Yu, Sheng Han, Yongge Wei
A green and highly efficient oxidation of alcohols to carboxylic acids using a polyoxometalate-supported chromium(III) catalyst and CO2.
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Catalytic C–C coupling of diazo compounds with arylboronic acids: using surface modified sewage sludge as catalyst

Green Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC00317D, Paper
Zhipeng Zhang, Yang Yu, Yuxing Xie, Timothy Hughes, Jun Xu, Fei Huang, He Huang
A green, mild and efficient synthesis of diarylmethines using sewage sludge-derived carbonaceous materials (SW) by perchloric acid catalyzed coupling reactions between diazo compounds and arylboronic acids was developed.
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Photoreforming of food waste into value-added products over visible-light-absorbing catalysts

Green Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC01240H, Paper
Open Access
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Taylor Uekert, Florian Dorchies, Christian M. Pichler, Erwin Reisner
Food and mixed wastes are converted into H2 and organics over CdS and carbon nitride photocatalysts.
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Photochemical strategies for C–N bond formation via metal catalyst-free (hetero) aryl C(sp2)–H functionalization

Green Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC01088J, Tutorial Review
Qing-Qing Kang, Wenfeng Wu, Qiang Li, Wen-Ting Wei
The development of efficient and mild methods to assemble C–N bonds represents an important and appealing goal in modern synthetic chemistry.
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Photochemical Synthesis of Acetals utilizing Schreiner’s Thiourea as the Catalyst

Green Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC01135E, Paper
Open Access
Nikoleta Spiliopoulou, Nikolaos Nikitas, Christoforos G Kokotos
Acetalization of aldehydes is an area of great importance in Organic Chemistry for both synthetic and biological puproses. Herein, we report a mild, inexpensive and green photochemical protocol, where Schreiner’s...
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Catalyst-Free Photodecarbonylation of 2-Amine Benzaldehyde

Green Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0GC01256D, Communication
Jingwei Zhou, Lamei Li, Songping Wang, Ming Yan, Wentao Wei
It is almost a consensus that decarbonylation of aldehyde group (-CHO) need to not only be mediated by transition metal catalysts, but also react under severe reaction conditions (high temperature...
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28 YO analyst shares his work from home look

Pratik Sarangi, 28 shares his work from home look!




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Pandemic could act as catalyst for reworking world order, giving India leading role