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de Azevedo AM, de Araujo JGL, da Silva MDSB, Dos Anjos ASD, de Araújo AMM, Dos Santos EV, Martínez-Huitle CA, Gondim AD, Cavalcanti LN. Photocatalyzed hydrodecarboxylation of fatty acids: a prospective method to produce drop-in biofuels. RSC Adv 2024; 14:10755-10760. [PMID: 38572344 PMCID: PMC10988281 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra01166j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
Abstract
A direct and practical method for photocatalyzed hydrodecarboxylation of fatty acids is reported herein. The catalytic system consists of a commercially available acridinium salt as the photocatalyst and thiophenol as the Hydrogen Atom Transfer (HAT) co-catalyst. Results evidenced that Cn-1 alkanes were obtained in yields up to 77%. Furthermore, the protocol was employed for a complex mixture of fatty acids bio-derived from a real sample of licuri oil to obtain hydrocarbons in the range of C9-C17 with high selectivity and excellent conversion (>90%). This work provides a powerful strategy for producing drop-in biofuels under mild conditions. Finally, an energetic assessment of our proposed protocol (∼22.9 kW h) reveals the benefit of a sustainable production of renewable hydrocarbons.
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Affiliation(s)
- Amanda M de Azevedo
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Institute of Chemistry 59072-970 Natal RN Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Institute of Chemistry 59072-970 Natal RN Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Institute of Chemistry 59072-970 Natal RN Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Institute of Chemistry 59072-970 Natal RN Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Institute of Chemistry 59072-970 Natal RN Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Institute of Chemistry 59072-970 Natal RN Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Institute of Chemistry 59072-970 Natal RN Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Institute of Chemistry 59072-970 Natal RN Brazil
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de Araujo JGL, da Silva MDSB, Bento JCCV, de Azevêdo AM, de M Araújo AM, Dos Anjos ASD, Martínez-Huitle CA, Dos Santos EV, Gondim AD, Cavalcanti LN. Photocatalytic Hydrodecarboxylation of Fatty Acids for Drop-in Biofuels Production. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302330. [PMID: 37646537 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
Abstract
A mild, practical, and environmentally friendly method for the hydrodecarboxylation of fatty acids using an acridine-based photoredox catalyst and thiophenol was developed. Cn-1 alkanes were synthesized in good to excellent yields (up to 99 %) from C10-C18 saturated fatty acids under visible light irradiation (405 nm). The developed protocol was employed for a mixture of fatty acids obtained from the hydrolysis of Licuri oil, affording a mixture of C9-C17 hydrocarbons in quantitative yield, which demonstrates the potential application of the method to produce drop-in biofuels.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jhudson G L de Araujo
- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Avenida Sen. Salgado Filho s/n, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Avenida Sen. Salgado Filho s/n, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Avenida Sen. Salgado Filho s/n, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Avenida Sen. Salgado Filho s/n, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Avenida Sen. Salgado Filho s/n, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Avenida Sen. Salgado Filho s/n, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Avenida Sen. Salgado Filho s/n, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Avenida Sen. Salgado Filho s/n, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Avenida Sen. Salgado Filho s/n, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Avenida Sen. Salgado Filho s/n, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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Silva MDSBD, Araujo JGLD, Bento JCCV, Azevedo AMD, Souto CRO, Anjos ASDD, Araújo AMMD, Silva DRD, Menezes FG, Gondim AD, Cavalcanti LN. Nickel-catalyzed reductive decarboxylation of fatty acids for drop-in biofuel production. RSC Adv 2022; 12:27889-27894. [PMID: 36320252 PMCID: PMC9521194 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra04057c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
An operationally simple and highly selective method for the decarboxylation of fatty acids under remarkably mild conditions is described herein. The activation of the aliphatic carboxylic acids by esterification with N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) enabled efficient deoxygenation to synthesize n-alkanes in up to 67% yield, employing inexpensive PMHS as a hydrogen source, NiCl2·6H2O, bipyridine, and zinc in THF. In contrast to the conventional thermo-catalytic approaches, this protocol does not require high temperature and high pressure of hydrogen gas to deoxygenate biomass-derived carboxylic acids, thus representing an attractive alternative for producing drop-in biofuels. An operationally simple and highly selective method for the Ni-catalyzed decarboxylation of redox active esters (RAEs) derived from fatty acids under remarkably mild conditions is described herein.![]()
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria do S. B. da Silva
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Institute of Chemistry, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Institute of Chemistry, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Institute of Chemistry, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Institute of Chemistry, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Institute of Chemistry, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Institute of Chemistry, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Institute of Chemistry, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Institute of Chemistry, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Institute of Chemistry, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Institute of Chemistry, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Institute of Chemistry, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil
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