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ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE
Volume 5, Issue 10, Pages 1707-1716Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b00781
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- European Research Council, ERC Starting Grant 2015 (CatASus) [638076]
- Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) [723.015.005]
- Helmholtz Association's Initiative and Networking Fund
- ERC starting grant 2017 (NovAnI) [757913]
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Inherently complex, lignin-derived aromatic monomers comprising valuable structural moieties present in many pharmaceuticals would serve as ideal substrates for the construction of biologically active molecules. Here, we describe a strategy that incorporates all intrinsic functional groups present in platform chemicals obtained by lignin depolymerization into value-added amines, using sustainable catalytic methods and benign solvents. Our strikingly efficient protocol provides access to libraries of aminoalkyl-phenol derivatives and seven-membered N-heterocycles directly from wood in two, respectively three, waste-free steps. Several molecules in these libraries have shown promising antibacterial or anticancer activities, emphasizing the advantage of this modular synthetic strategy and the potential for drug discovery. The sustainable catalytic pathways presented here can lead to significant benefits for the pharmaceutical industry where reduction of hazardous waste is a prime concern, and the described strategies that lead to high-value products from non-edible biomass waste streams also markedly increase the economic feasibility of lignocellulosic biorefineries.
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