2020
Fully Renewable, Effective, and Highly Biodegradable Plasticizer: Di‑n‑heptyl Succinate
Elsiwi B, Garcia-Valdez O, Erythropel H, Leask R, Nicell J, Maric M. Fully Renewable, Effective, and Highly Biodegradable Plasticizer: Di‑n‑heptyl Succinate. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2020, 8: 12409-12418. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c02859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGood plasticizing propertiesSuccinate diestersPlasticizing propertiesGreen plasticizersSynthetic routeSolventless processEsterification reactionRenewable feedstockPlasticizerToxicity concernsBiodegradable plasticizersSuccinic acidEnvironmental presenceNitrogen gasDiestersRhodococcus rhodochrousBiodegradation experimentsN-heptanolBiodegradation kineticsUbiquitous environmental presenceKineticsIndustrial plasticizerPropertiesFeedstockSynthesis
2018
Greener Methodology: An Aldol Condensation of an Unprotected C‑Glycoside with Solid Base Catalysts
de Winter T, Petitjean L, Erythropel H, Moreau M, Hitce J, Coish P, Zimmerman J, Anastas P. Greener Methodology: An Aldol Condensation of an Unprotected C‑Glycoside with Solid Base Catalysts. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, 6: 7810-7817. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b00816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSolid base catalystBase catalystC-glycosidesElectron-poor moietiesAldol condensation reactionMultiple reaction parametersCatalytic systemCondensation reactionMgO catalystReaction conditionsExcellent yieldsAromatic aldehydesAldol condensationBulky groupsReaction parametersGreen alternativeCatalystOptimal conditionsRecyclabilityMoietyAldehydesKetonesSynthesisReactionCondensation