@article{
author = "Lin, Fang and Tse, Ho-Yin and Erythropel, Hanno and Petrovic, Predrag V. and Garedew, Mahlet and Chen, Jinshan and Lam, Jason Chun-Ho and Anastas, Paul",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Current catalytichydrogenolysis of ligninC–Obonds, which is crucial for lignin valorization, often requiresanoblemetalcatalystor/andharshconditionssuchaselevatedtemperaturesandhighpressures. Herein,we report ahighlyselectiveelectrochemical protocol toreductivelycleave thebenzylicC–O bondoftheα-O-4ligninmodelcompoundbenzylphenylether(BPE)atroomtemperatureandambient pressure.NearlycompleteconversionofBPEtotolueneandphenol inmethanolwasachievedinanundividedcellusingNi foamatboththeanodeandcathode,withyieldsof97%and30%,respectively.Usinga dividedcell,yieldsof90%(toluene)and84%(phenol)couldbeachievedusinginexpensivecarbonpaper asthecathodewhenNi(II)saltswereaddedtothecathodechamber.Notably,otherdivalentmetalsalts didnotleadtoanyproductformation,suggestingauniqueroleofNi ionsinbenzylicC–Obondcleavage. Further,asubstratescopestudyrevealedthesuitabilityof themethodforavarietyofsubstitutedBPEs. Thisworkprovidesaneconomical andenvironmentally friendlymethodforselectivecleavageofC–O bondsinbenzylicethersasmodelcompoundsforlignin.",
publisher = "Royal Society of Chemistry",
journal = "Green Chemistry",
title = "Supporting information for the article: Lin, F.; Tse, H.-Y.; Erythropel, H.; Petrovic, P.V.; Garedew, M.;Chen, J.;Lam, J.C.-H.; Anastas, P. Development of a Ni-Promoted, Selective Electrochemical Reductive Cleavage of the C-O bond in Lignin Model Compound Benzyl Phenyl Ether, Green Chem., 2022, 24, 6295-6305, DOI:10.1039/d2gc01510b",
volume = "24",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cherry_6311"
}