Catalytic Oxidation of Lignin Model Compounds

Mobley, Justin

Monday, June 15, 2015

Ballroom B (Lawrence Convention Center)

Justin Mobley¹, Mark Crocker¹, Tonya Morgan¹, Axel Kiefer² and Tian Li³, (1)University of Kentucky, USA, (2)Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, USA, (3)Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China.

Lignin model compounds are efficiently oxidized by means of catalytic oxidation with LDH catalysts. This holds the promise that when coupled with a secondary Baeyer-Villiger oxidation step, and subsequent hydrolysis, it should be possible to cleave lignin’s newly generated esters and enol ethers to yield smaller aromatic products.

Extended Abstracts:

NAM24 Abstract Mobley_JM.pdf (136.3KB) - Extended Abstract

P-Mo-B-210 Catalytic Oxidation of Lignin Model Compounds