Thermo-/photo-catalysts for aerobic oxidative cyanation of diverse oxygen-containing feedstocks
Nitriles constitute essential components in a vast array of both bulk and fine chemicals, as well as in various bioactive molecules. The aerobic oxidative cyanation of diverse oxygen-containing feedstocks, including alcohols, aldehydes, and ketones, stands out as a green and highly promising avenue...
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| Published in | Green chemistry : an international journal and green chemistry resource : GC Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 1831 - 1845 |
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| Main Authors | , , , , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Cambridge
Royal Society of Chemistry
19.02.2024
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| Summary: | Nitriles constitute essential components in a vast array of both bulk and fine chemicals, as well as in various bioactive molecules. The aerobic oxidative cyanation of diverse oxygen-containing feedstocks, including alcohols, aldehydes, and ketones, stands out as a green and highly promising avenue for nitrile synthesis over both thermocatalysts and photocatalysts. In this review, we initially elucidate the reaction mechanisms involved in the oxidative cyanation of oxygen-containing compounds. Following this, we present a summary and commentary on the predominantly achieved progress in the oxidative cyanation of various oxygen-containing feedstocks over the last decade. The categorization is based on types of catalysts, including non-noble metal catalysts, single-metal-atom catalysts, metal-free catalysts, and photocatalysts. Additionally, we assess the current catalytic systems from the standpoint of green chemistry. Finally, we conclude by highlighting the current challenges and delineating our prospects for future research endeavors.
Aerobic oxidative cyanation of diverse oxygen-containing compounds over thermo- and photocatalysts is highlighted as a green and promising avenue for nitrile synthesis. |
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| Bibliography: | designing electrocatalysts and reaction conditions to control the yield, selectivity, and reaction mechanisms. Prof. Lam graduated from Michigan State University with a PhD in Chemistry and then completed his postdoc at Yale University. He then worked as a visiting assistant professor at Wesleyan University before his tenure-track appointment at City University of Hong Kong in 2019. Besides research activities, Prof. Lam also enjoys developing pedagogical exercises for the undergraduate curriculum. 2 Shiying Zhang has been an undergraduate student at the School of Chemistry and Materials Science, South-Central Minzu University, P. R. China since 2021. As a team leader, he is engaged in the "Synthesis of Nitrile Chemicals by Heterogeneous Photocatalysis" project under the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program (2023) at South-Central Minzu University. capture and utilization. The research of his group focuses on heterogeneous catalysis, biomass and CO Prof. Lam's group focuses on developing green electrocatalytic reactions to convert biomass-derived chemicals and waste stocks to high-value products Dr Zehui Zhang is a professor at the Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry, South-Central Minzu University, P. R. China. He obtained his PhD from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and then started his work at South-Central Minzu University. From 2014 to 2015, he conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. The research endeavors of his group focus on biomass energy chemistry, emphasizing catalytic transformations of biomass to synthesize monomers for bio-based polymers and nitrogen-containing fine chemicals. conversion, and organic waste valorisation. Dr Peng Zhou obtained his Ph.D. at Monash University and joined Prof. Zhang's group at South-Central Minzu University in 2023. Currently, he mainly focuses on developing efficient thermocatalytic or electrocatalytic routes for converting biomass to high-value products such as amines. Yuhe Liao currently is a professor at Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion (GIEC), Chinese Academy of Sciences. He received his PhD in Bioscience Engineering at KU Leuven in 2018 under the guidance of Prof. Bert F. Sels and Dr Danny Verboekend in the field of heterogeneous catalysis for biomass conversion. Afterwards, he did post-doctoral work (2018-2020) at the same university on the topic of CO Dr Jie He is a faculty of the Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry, South-Central Minzu University, China. He earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering and Technology from Hunan University, China, in 2018. Following his doctoral studies, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Szeged, Hungary, from 2018 to 2020. Dr He's research focuses on the development of heterogeneous thermo- and photo-catalytic systems for applications in organic synthesis, hydrogen production, and biomass transformation. via ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 |
| ISSN: | 1463-9262 1463-9270 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/d3gc04548j |