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Synthesis of levulinic acids from muconic acids in hot water
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Abstract
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| Levulinic acid is a key biorenewable platform molecule. Its current chemical production from sugars is plagued by limited yields, char formation and difficult separations. An alternative and selective route starting from muconic acid via simple heating in water at high temperature (180 degrees C) has been developed. Muconic acid can be obtained from sugars or catechol fermentation. Chemical oxidation of catechol is another possibility which advantageously can also be applied on substituted catechols, hereby providing substituted muconic acids. When applying the disclosed hydrothermal protocol on these substrates hitherto unknown substituted levulinic acids were accessed. In particular, 3-propyllevulinic acid has been synthesized from 4-propylcatechol, prepared from pine wood. This propylated derivative has been used for the synthesis of a 3-propyllevulinate diester, i.e. butane-1,4-diyl bis(4-oxo-3-propylpentanoate), via esterification with 1,4-butanediol. The diester showed superior performance as plasticizer in comparison to the corresponding levulinate diester in both PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and PLA (polylactic acid). It plasticizes equally effective as the notorious commercial phthalate-based benchmark DEHP (di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate) in PVC. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Angewandte Chemie: international edition in English. - Weinheim
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Publication
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Weinheim
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2023
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1433-7851
0570-0833
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DOI
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10.1002/ANIE.202309597
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Volume/pages
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62
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(2023)
, p. 1-8
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Article Reference
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e202309597
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ISI
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001139366400014
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Pubmed ID
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37579251
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E-only publicatie
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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