Chemsuschem Chemistry And Sustainability, Energy & Materials 2012-04-01

Electrochemical synthesis of adiponitrile from the renewable raw material glutamic acid.

Jian-Jun Dai, Yao-Bing Huang, Chi Fang, Qing-Xiang Guo, Yao Fu

Index: ChemSusChem 5(4) , 617-20, (2012)

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Abstract

Current affairs: Adiponitrile, used to produce nylon 6.6, is prepared from the renewable compound glutamic acid by an electrochemical route, involving electro-oxidative decarboxylation and Kolbe coupling reactions. The new route is an example of the use of glutamic acid as a versatile substrate in the transformation of biomass into chemicals. Also, it highlights the use of electrochemical methods in biomass conversion.Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.