Hydrogen borrowing catalyzed by transition metal catalysis provides an environmentally benign and atom-efficient path to C-C bond formations using biomass-derived ketones and alcohols as substrates. Herein we report selective construction of an 11-carbon fragment using acetone and butanol, both products of the Acetone Butanol Ethanol (ABE) fermentation process, under solventless and microwave conditions with a Pd(II)-terpyridine catalyst. Selectivity studies on related biomass-relevant reactions will also be presented.

Selective carbon-carbon bond formation by n-butylation under hydrogen borrowing conditions

245th National Meeting (2013)

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