We performed a steady state high-yielding depolymerization of soluble acetal-stabilized lignin in flow, which offered window into challenges and opportunities that will be faced when continuously processing this feedstock.

A highly enantioselective asymmetric addition reaction of thioglycolates and N-Boc aldimines was promoted by a bifunctional tertiary-amine squaramide catalyst. As a result, a number of chiral N,S-acetal derivatives were efficiently synthesized with good enantioselectivities.

An efficient method for the synthesis of (+)-buergerinin F is established via the enantioselective aldol reaction of a tetra-substituted ketene silyl acetal with crotonaldehyde, followed by intramolecular Wacker-type ketalization.

The first enantioselective synthesis of (-)-paeonilide is reported. Starting from inexpensive furan-3-carboxylic acid the targeted monoterpene was obtained in 12 steps via an asymmetric cyclopropanation-lactonization cascade and a stereoselective side chain insertion at an acetal-like position.

The multicomponent reaction of 2-nitroacetophenone (or nitroacetone), acetaldehyde diethyl acetal, ?-dicarbonyl compound, and ammonium acetate in an acetic acid solution allowed the acquisition previously undescribed 4-methyl-substituted derivatives 5-nitro-1,4-dihydropyridine satisfactory yields. oxidation obtained resulted corresponding 2,4-dimethyl-5-nitropyridines. In addition, for first ti...

In this work, a series of anti-tyrosinase and anti-butyrylcholinesterase coumarin derivatives 4a–f 5a–f were synthesized starting from 4-hydroxycoumarin. The condensation 2-(arylimin)-4-hydroxycoumarins 3a–f with dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal (DMF-DMA), used as key reaction, afforded the precursors 4a–f, whose acid treatment led to formation 5a–f. These prepared heterocycles characterized b...

In this study, activated carbon-supported Sn and Zn oxide catalysts were prepared from hydrolysis lignin used for the conversion of model solutions trioses, hexoses, lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysates to ethyl lactate. Both catalysts, SnO2@AC [email protected], able produce lactate in high yields. was a more active selective catalyst triose (dihydroxyacetone) conversion, providing 99% yield b...

2-Silyl-cyclobutene(di)ones are obtained by an addition/substitution approach on dimethyl squarate using silyl anions. The acetal and in particular the thioacetal derivatives readily undergo electrocyclic ring opening to reactive silyl(vinyl)ketenes.

Endothiopeptides can easily be obtained via Ugi reaction using thio acids as acid components. If isonitriles with an acetal group are applied, the endothiopeptides can directly be converted into thiazoles using TMSCl-NaI under microwave irradiation.