Recent Advances on Diels-Alder-Driven Preparation of Bio-Based Aromatics

The preparation of high value-added chemicals from renewable resources is a crucial approach towards a sustainable economy. One prominent alternative to the production of petroleum-based chemicals from fossil resources is through the sequential Diels-Alder/aromatization reactions of biomass-derived furan platforms. This Concept is focused on the recent boom in bio-based furan DA strategies for aromatization of bio-based platform chemicals, particularly that of furfurals, ranging from indirect use and activation strategies to recent examples of direct DA reaction of these electron-withdrawing biomass-derived furans.

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The bio-based furan DA strategy is a key method to transform renewable resources into high value-added chemicals, involving a series of aromatization reactions starting from furan platform chemicals. The focus of the research is on different utilization and activation strategies of furfurals, as well as direct Diels-Alder reactions of biomass-derived furans.