Cooperative catalysis of cellulose nanofiber and organocatalyst in direct aldol reactions.

ABSTRACT: Cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) are finding a wide range of applications in the forthcoming sustainable society because of their carbon-neutral renewability and superior physicochemical properties. Here, we first show a cooperative organocatalysis by combining TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofiber (TOCN) and proline to enhance the catalytic efficiency in a direct aldol reaction. The yields of proline-catalyzed aldol products drastically increased in the presence of catalytically-inactive TOCN. This effect was also achieved by simply adding the TOCN to the reaction conditions where various proline analogues including structurally simple pyrrolidine and piperidine were used instead of proline. TOCN was superior to physically-pulverized CNF in the organocatalytic efficiency, and the nanofibrillation

SUBMITTER: Kanomata K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5840413 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature