Journal
CHEMSUSCHEM
Volume 3, Issue 9, Pages 1078-1084Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201000112
Keywords
biomass; ethers; hydrolysis; ionic liquids; renewable resources
Funding
- National Science Foundation [CBET 0849342]
- China Scholarship Council
- Programme of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities
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The hydrolysis of beta-O-4 bonds in two lignin model compounds was studied in an acidic ionic liquid, 1-H-3-methylimidazolium chloride. The beta-O-4 bonds of both guaiacylglycerol-beta-guaiacyl ether and veratrylglycerol-beta-guaiacyl ether underwent catalytic hydrolysis to produce guaiacol as the primary product with more than 70% yield at 150 degrees C. Up to 32 wt% substrate concentration could be treated in the system without a decrease in guaiacol production. The ionic liquid could be reused without loss of activity in guaiacol production from both guaiacylglycerol-beta-guaiacyl ether and veratrylglycerol-beta-guaiacyl ether. A possible mechanism accounting for the guaiacol production is presented.
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