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van der Loo CHM, Kaniraj JP, Wang T, Broekman JOP, Borst MLG, Pouwer K, Heeres A, Deuss PJ, Minnaard AJ. Substituted anilides from chitin-based 3-acetamido-furfural. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:8372-8378. [PMID: 37818603 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob01461d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
Abstract
The synthesis of aromatic compounds from biomass-derived furans is a key strategy in the pursuit of a sustainable economy. Within this field, a Diels-Alder/aromatization cascade reaction with chitin-based furans is emerging as a powerful tool for the synthesis of nitrogen-containing aromatics. In this study we present the conversion of chitin-based 3-acetamido-furfural (3A5F) into an array of di- and tri-substituted anilides in good to high yields (62-90%) via a hydrazone mediated Diels-Alder/aromatization sequence. The addition of acetic anhydride expands the dienophile scope and improves yields. Moreover, replacing the typically used dimethyl hydrazone with its pyrrolidine analogue, shortens reaction times and further increases yields. The hydrazone auxiliary is readily converted into either an aldehyde or a nitrile group, thereby providing a plethora of functionalized anilides. The developed procedure was also applied to 3-acetamido-5-acetylfuran (3A5AF) to successfully prepare a phthalimide.
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- Cornelis H M van der Loo
- Department of Chemical Biology, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG), University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG), University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Symeres B.V., Kadijk 3, 9747 AT Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Symeres B.V., Kadijk 3, 9747 AT Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Zernikeplein 7, 9747 AS Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (ENTEG), University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Lin C, Yang H, Gao X, Zhuang Y, Feng C, Wu H, Gan H, Cao F, Wei P, Ouyang P. Biomass to Aromatic Amine Module: Alkali Catalytic Conversion of N-Acetylglucosamine into Unsubstituted 3-Acetamidofuran by Retro-Aldol Condensation. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023:e202300133. [PMID: 36878862 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Aminofurans are widely used in drug synthesis as aromatic modules analogous to aniline. However, unsubstituted aminofuran compounds are difficult to prepare. In this study, a process for the selective conversion of N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (NAG) into unsubstituted 3-acetamidofuran (3AF) is developed. The yield of 3AF from NAG catalyzed by a ternary Ba(OH)2 -H3 BO3 -NaCl catalytic system in N-methylpyrrolidone at 180 °C for 20 min can reach 73.9 %. Mechanistic studies reveal that the pathway to 3AF starts with a base-promoted retro-aldol condensation of the ring-opened NAG, affording the key intermediate N-acetylerythrosamine. Judicious selection of the catalyst system and conditions enables the selective conversion of biomass-derived NAG into 3AF or 3-acetamido-5-acetylfuran.
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- Changqu Lin
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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Guo Z, Chen C, Zhao J, Guo X, Jia L, Liu P, Marcus Pedersen C, Hou X, Qiao Y, Wang Y. Mechanism of the dehydration of N-acetyl-d-glucosamine into N-containing platform molecule 3-acetamido-5-acetylfuran: NMR study. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Neville JC, Lau MY, Söhnel T, Sperry J. Haber-independent, asymmetric synthesis of the marine alkaloid epi-leptosphaerin from a chitin-derived chiral pool synthon. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:6562-6565. [PMID: 35903995 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob01251k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chitin-derived platforms are emerging as valuable chemical entities for the construction of nitrogenous fine chemicals in processes independent of Haber ammonia. However, much of the work in this area has focused on achiral platforms that limit routine entry into enantiopure, bio-based N-chemical space. Herein, dihydroxyethyl acetamidofuran (Di-HAF), a chiral synthon readily available from chitin, has been transformed into the marine alkaloid epi-leptosphaerin. This work extends the fledgling Haber-independent synthesis concept to enantiopure chemical space not routinely accessible from existing achiral platforms.
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- Jessica C Neville
- Centre for Green Chemical Science, School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, 23 Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- Centre for Green Chemical Science, School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, 23 Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- Centre for Green Chemical Science, School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, 23 Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- Centre for Green Chemical Science, School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, 23 Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Progress in Catalytic Conversion of Renewable Chitin Biomass to Furan-Derived Platform Compounds. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12060653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Chitin is one of the most abundant biopolymers on Earth but under-utilized. The effective conversion of chitin biomass to useful chemicals is a promising strategy to make full use of chitin. Among chitin-derived compounds, some furan derivatives, typically 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and 3-acetamido-5-acetylfuran, have shown great potential as platform compounds in future industries. In this review, different catalytic systems for the synthesis of nitrogen-free 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and nitrogen-containing 3-acetamido-5-acetylfuran from chitin or its derivatives are summarized comparatively. Some efficient technologies for enhancing chitin biomass conversion have been introduced. Last but not least, future challenges are discussed to enable the production of valuable compounds from chitin biomass via greener processes.
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Wang C, Wu C, Zhang A, Chen K, Cao F, Ouyang P. Conversion of
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‐Acetyl‐D‐glucosamine into 3‐Acetamido‐5‐acetylfuran Using Cheap Ammonium Chloride as Catalyst. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202104574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Chengyong Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment Jiangsu Ocean University Lianyungang 222005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China
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van der Loo CHM, Borst MLG, Pouwer K, Minnaard AJ. The dehydration of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) to enantiopure dihydroxyethyl acetamidofuran (Di-HAF). Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:10105-10111. [PMID: 34755732 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob02004h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The first multi-gram synthesis of enantiopure dihydroxyethyl acetamidofuran (Di-HAF) is reported. Under optimized conditions, GlcNAc dehydrates in pyridine in the presence of phenylboronic acid and triflic acid to afford Di-HAF in 73% yield and 99.3% ee in just 30 minutes. This protocol opens the door for further research on this bio-renewable building block which is now available as a chiral pool synthon. A plausible mechanism of its formation and of the subsequent dehydration of Di-HAF into well-known 3-acetamido-5-acetylfuran (3A5AF) is proposed.
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- Cornelis H M van der Loo
- Department of Chemical Biology, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Symeres B.V., Kadijk 3, 9747 AT Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Symeres B.V., Kadijk 3, 9747 AT Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Chemo-enzymatic protocol converts chitin into a nitrogen-containing furan derivative, 3-acetamido-5-acetylfuran. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.112001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hao YC, Zong MH, Wang ZL, Li N. Chemoenzymatic access to enantiopure N-containing furfuryl alcohol from chitin-derived N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2021; 8:80. [PMID: 38650256 PMCID: PMC10992857 DOI: 10.1186/s40643-021-00435-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chiral furfuryl alcohols are important precursors for the synthesis of valuable functionalized pyranones such as the rare sugar L-rednose. However, the synthesis of enantiopure chiral biobased furfuryl alcohols remains scarce. In this work, we present a chemoenzymatic route toward enantiopure nitrogen-containing (R)- and (S)-3-acetamido-5-(1-hydroxylethyl)furan (3A5HEF) from chitin-derived N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (NAG). FINDINGS 3-Acetamido-5-acetylfuran (3A5AF) was obtained from NAG via ionic liquid/boric acid-catalyzed dehydration, in an isolated yield of approximately 31%. Carbonyl reductases from Streptomyces coelicolor (ScCR) and Bacillus sp. ECU0013 (YueD) were found to be good catalysts for asymmetric reduction of 3A5AF. Enantiocomplementary synthesis of (R)- and (S)-3A5HEF was implemented with the yields of up to > 99% and the enantiomeric excess (ee) values of > 99%. Besides, biocatalytic synthesis of (R)-3A5HEF was demonstrated on a preparative scale, with an isolated yield of 65%. CONCLUSIONS A two-step process toward the chiral furfuryl alcohol was successfully developed by integrating chemical catalysis with enzyme catalysis, with excellent enantioselectivities. This work demonstrates the power of the combination of chemo- and biocatalysis for selective valorization of biobased furans.
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- Ya-Cheng Hao
- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Agro-Biological Gene Research Center, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 20 Jinying Road, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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Cao ZL, Zhu C, Wu WY, Zhu DD, Qian D, Zhu J, Chang TG, Sheng M, Yang XL, Liu WW. Synthesis of β-acylamino furans from glucosamine. J Carbohydr Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/07328303.2021.1895195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Zhi-ling Cao
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Pharmaceutical Compound Screening, Jiangsu Institute of Marine Resources, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-Industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Pharmaceutical Compound Screening, Jiangsu Institute of Marine Resources, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-Industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Pharmaceutical Compound Screening, Jiangsu Institute of Marine Resources, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-Industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Pharmaceutical Compound Screening, Jiangsu Institute of Marine Resources, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-Industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Pharmaceutical Compound Screening, Jiangsu Institute of Marine Resources, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-Industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Pharmaceutical Compound Screening, Jiangsu Institute of Marine Resources, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-Industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Pharmaceutical Compound Screening, Jiangsu Institute of Marine Resources, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-Industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Pharmaceutical Compound Screening, Jiangsu Institute of Marine Resources, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-Industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Pharmaceutical Compound Screening, Jiangsu Institute of Marine Resources, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-Industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Pharmaceutical Compound Screening, Jiangsu Institute of Marine Resources, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-Industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, China
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Dai J, Li F, Fu X. Towards Shell Biorefinery: Advances in Chemical-Catalytic Conversion of Chitin Biomass to Organonitrogen Chemicals. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:6498-6508. [PMID: 32897633 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202001955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Revised: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Chitin is the most abundant biopolymer after cellulose but it has not been fully utilized yet. Because of biologically fixed nitrogen, effective conversion of chitin or its derivatives to value-added organonitrogen compounds is a promising strategy to valorize chitin biomass, which has attracted increasing attention. Recently, a novel concept of shell biorefinery has been proposed on account of the huge potentials of chitin valorization. Until now, a number of valuable organonitrogen chemicals, including amino sugars, amino alcohols, amino acids, and heterocyclic compounds, have been produced from chitin biomass. In this Minireview, the focus is on the recent advances in the synthesis of organonitrogen chemicals employing chitin biomass as starting material via different catalytic processes. An outlook on the challenges and opportunities for more effective valorization of chitin will be given.
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- Jinhang Dai
- College of Environment and Resources, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, 400067, P. R. China
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- College of Environment and Resources, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, 400067, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, P. R. China
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Padovan D, Kobayashi H, Fukuoka A. Facile Preparation of 3-Acetamido-5-acetylfuran from N-Acetyl-d-glucosamine by using Commercially Available Aluminum Salts. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:3594-3598. [PMID: 32410361 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202001068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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3-Acetamido-5-acetylfuran (3A5AF) is a promising intermediate obtained from chitin for the production of N-containing value-added chemicals. However, the synthetic method is complicated so far, which has limited further investigation using 3A5AF. Herein, a facile method was developed for synthesizing 3A5AF from N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (NAG), including a simple isolation procedure. A 30 % yield of 3A5AF was obtained by performing the dehydration of NAG in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) solvent in the presence of AlCl3 ⋅6 H2 O at a temperature as low as 120 °C by conventional heating for 30 min. This method tolerated a wide range of temperature and concentration of substrate, thus easily allowing scale-up of the reaction. The produced 3A5AF was isolated with 98 % purity by simple column chromatography. Additionally, a highly functionalized N-containing lactone was identified as a byproduct under these reaction conditions.
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- Daniele Padovan
- Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University, Kita 21 Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0021, Japan
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- Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University, Kita 21 Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0021, Japan
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- Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University, Kita 21 Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0021, Japan
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