Electrochemical nitration for organic C–N bond formation: a current view on possible N-sources, mechanisms, and technological feasibility

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7508-7517
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02084C, Perspective
Nils Kurig, Regina Palkovits
Rethinking nitration: sustainable electrochemical C-N functionalization. This work reviews diverse inorganic nitrogen sources for fine chemical production, with a perspective on innovative pathways to harness alternative nitrogen sources' potential.
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Assembly of (hetero)aryl thioethers via simple nucleophilic aromatic substitution and Cu-catalyzed coupling reactions with (hetero)aryl chlorides and bromides under mild conditions

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7627-7634
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02066E, Paper
Weiqi Liu, Xinghao Jin, Dawei Ma
Efficient formation of (hetero)aryl thioethers via a simple nucleophilic aromatic substitution or a Cu-catalyzed coupling reaction under mild conditions is achieved.
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Electrochemical cascade sequences for remote C7–H bond thiocyanation of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones with ammonium thiocyanate

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7774-7781
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02153J, Paper
Rajib Maity, Abhijit Bankura, Indrajit Das
Electrochemical cascade sequences for regioselective direct C7-thiocyanation of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones with ammonium thiocyanate have been developed.
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Poly(ionic liquid)s with unique adsorption-swelling ability toward epoxides for efficient atmospheric CO2 conversion under cocatalyst-/metal-/solvent-free conditions

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7743-7755
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02213G, Paper
Bihua Chen, Shiguo Zhang, Yan Zhang
Poly(ionic liquid)s with unique adsorption-swelling ability to epoxides are facilely synthesized via free radical polymerization in water, serving as highly efficient heterogeneous catalysts for atmospheric CO2 cycloaddition under mild conditions.
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Biobased dimethyl isosorbide as an efficient solvent for alkaline hydrolysis of waste polyethylene terephthalate to terephthalic acid

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7807-7816
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02308G, Paper
Haitao Yu, Yang Wang, Lan Chen, Chenyang Wei, Tiancheng Mu, Zhimin Xue
Biobased DMI showed good ability to rapidly dissolve PET with a solubility of 0.3 gPET gDMI−1 at 170 °C in 10 min and DMI-based solvents were highly effective for alkaline hydrolysis of PET to generate TPA with a yield of 99.6% at 100 °C in 30 min.
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CO2 flow electrolysis – limiting impact of heat and gas evolution in the electrolyte gap on current density

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7794-7806
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02140H, Paper
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Christina Martens, Bernhard Schmid, Hermann Tempel, Rüdiger-A. Eichel
This study investigates the effects of high current density CO2 electrolysis on the operation of GDE flow cells. It reports a new method of identifying windows of steady-state operation, complementing GDE optimization from a system-perspective.
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Visible-light-induced iron-catalyzed S–N cross-coupling of thiols with dioxazolones

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7529-7533
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02479B, Communication
Jing-Jing Tang, Ning Yan, Yiwei Zhang, Yi Wang, Ming Bao, Xiaoqiang Yu
The visible-light-promoted iron-catalyzed S–N cross coupling of thiols with dioxazolones is described. This reaction occurred via an exogenous-photosensitizer-free process and showed wide substrate scope under mild reaction conditions.
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Ni5Fe5/Al2O3 catalytic hydrogenolysis of lignin: mechanism investigation and selectivity regulation

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7782-7793
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC01988H, Paper
Zhensheng Shen, Wei Wang, Lun Pan, Zhenfeng Huang, Xiangwen Zhang, Chengxiang Shi, Ji-Jun Zou
The development of novel catalysts to regulate product selectivity and insight into the mechanism of lignin hydrogenolysis are important for the comprehensive utilization of lignocellulose.
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