Chloromethylation of Lignin as a Route to Functional Material with Catalytic Properties in Cross-Coupling and Click Reactions

Mahendra K Mohan; Oleg Silenko; Illia Krasnou; Olga Volobujeva; Maria Kulp; Maksim Ošeka; Tiit Lukk; Yevgen Karpichev

doi:10.1002/cssc.202400587

Chloromethylation of Lignin as a Route to Functional Material with Catalytic Properties in Cross-Coupling and Click Reactions

ChemSusChem. 2024 Apr 22;17(8):e202400587. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202400587. Epub 2024 Mar 28.

Authors

Mahendra K Mohan¹, Oleg Silenko^{1

2}, Illia Krasnou³, Olga Volobujeva³, Maria Kulp¹, Maksim Ošeka¹, Tiit Lukk¹, Yevgen Karpichev¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Akadeemia tee 15, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia.
² Institute of Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Science of Ukraine, 5 Akademika Kukharia Str., 02094, Kyiv, Ukraine.
³ Department of Materials and Environmental Technology, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Ehitajate tee 5, 19086, Tallinn, Estonia.

PMID: 38546420
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400587

Abstract

Invited for this issue's cover are researchers from Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech). The image depicts the lignin chemical evolution route from raw biomass through a greener chloromethylation procedure developed by the research team. It showcases the transformation into lignin-supported metal nanoparticles, serving as a catalyst for various chemical reactions in both batch and continuous flow conditions. The Research Article itself is available at 10.1002/cssc.202301588.