One-pot redox cascade paired electrosynthesis of gamma-butyrolactone from furoic acid

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 1141 - 11
• Main Authors: Liu, Shengqin, Jin, Yangxin, Huang, Shuquan, Zhu, Qi, Shao, Shan, Lam, Jason Chun-Ho
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 07.02.2024; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 140/131; 140/58; 639/638/169; 639/638/224/685; 639/638/77/886; Acids; Aqueous electrolytes; Biomass; Biorefineries; Butyrolactone; Critical temperature; Electrochemistry; Electrolysis; Electrolytes; Furoic acid; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Nickel; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Silver chloride; Solvent extraction

The catalytic valorisation of biomass to afford synthetically useful small molecules is essential for sustainable biorefinery processes. Herein, we present a mild cascaded electrochemical protocol for converting furoic acid, a common biomass-derived feedstock, into a versatile platform chemical, gam...