Bisphenol A is an oil-derived, large market volume chemical with a wide spectrum of applications in plastics, adhesives and thermal papers. However, bisphenol A is not considered safe due to its endocrine disrupting properties and reproductive toxicity. Several functional substitutes of bisphenol A have been proposed in the literature, produced from plant biomass. Unless otherwise specified, the present review covers the most significant contributions that appeared in the time span January 2015–August 2019, describing the sustainable catalytic synthesis of rigid diols from biomass derivatives. The focus is thereupon on heterogeneous catalysis, use of green solvents and mild conditions, cascade processes in one-pot, and continuous flow setups. More than 500 up-to-date references describe the various substitutes proposed and the catalytic methods for their manufacture, broken down according to the main biomass types from which they originate.

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双酚A的生物质化学替代品：催化合成的最新进展。

双酚A是一种源自石油的大批量化学品，在塑料，粘合剂和热敏纸中具有广泛的应用范围。但是，双酚A由于其内分泌干扰特性和生殖毒性而被认为不安全。文献中已经提出了由植物生物质生产的双酚A的几种功能替代品。除非另有说明，否则本综述涵盖了2015年1月至2019年8月这段时间内出现的最重要的贡献，描述了由生物质衍生物可持续催化合成硬质二醇的方法。因此，重点在于多相催化，绿色溶剂和温和条件的使用，一锅法级联过程以及连续流动装置。