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Levoglucosenone and Its New Applications: Valorization of Cellulose Residues
Author(s) -
Comba María B.,
Tsai Yihsuan,
Sarotti Ariel M.,
Mangione María I.,
Suárez Alejandra G.,
Spanevello Rolando A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.201701227
Subject(s) - enantiopure drug , chemistry , cellulose , organic chemistry , pyrolytic carbon , green chemistry , catalysis , biomass (ecology) , combinatorial chemistry , enantioselective synthesis , biochemical engineering , pyrolysis , reaction mechanism , oceanography , geology , engineering
The need to find sustainable alternatives to reduce the dependence on fossil sources has led to significant research efforts on the conversion of biomass into platform chemicals. Modern organic chemistry requires easily obtainable chiral building blocks that show high chemical versatility for their application in the synthesis of enantiopure compounds. The selective pyrolytic conversion of cellulose or cellulose‐containing materials produces levoglucosenone, a highly functionalized chiral structure. This compound has been innovatively used as a template for the synthesis of key intermediates of biologically active products and for the preparation of chiral auxiliaries, catalysts, and organocatalysts for their application in asymmetric synthesis.