Valorization of biomass has become an area of intense focus because of the diminishing reserves of crude oil and the ongoing problem of climate change. The principal strategies for the utilization of biomass as a feedstock are (i) to produce biofuels for the transportation sector and (ii) to produce organic commodity chemicals. In this respect, we have developed a serious of manganese-catalyzed dehydrogenative/deoxygenative coupling reactions of lower alcohols, obtainable from oxygen-rich lignocellulosic biomass, to deliver advanced liquid fuels and valuable chemicals. 1 Introduction 2 Manganese-Catalyzed Upgrading of Ethanol to Butan-1-ol 3 Manganese-Catalyzed Selective Upgrading of Ethanol with Methanol to Isobutanol 4 Manganese-Catalyzed Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling of Alcohols with Hydroxides to Give Carboxylates 5 Manganese-Catalyzed Dual-Deoxygenative Coupling of Primary Alcohols with 2-Arylethanols 6 Conclusion

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醇的锰催化脱氢/脱氧偶联

由于原油储量的减少和气候变化的持续问题，生物质的增值已成为一个重点关注的领域。利用生物质作为原料的主要策略是 (i) 为运输部门生产生物燃料和 (ii) 生产有机商品化学品。在这方面，我们开发了一系列锰催化的低级醇脱氢/脱氧偶联反应，可从富氧木质纤维素生物质中获得，以提供先进的液体燃料和有价值的化学品。