Synthesis of new aromatic compounds derived from renewable sources

• Grant number: 23/01238-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• Start date: March 01, 2023
• End date: March 31, 2027
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Organic Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Júlio Cezar Pastre
• Grantee: Bruna Butke de Souza
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 21/06661-5 - Enabling technologies for the sustainable chemical synthesis of platform molecules, new chemicals and bioactive compounds, AP.BIOEN.JP2

Abstract

Since the beginning of the history of the chemical industry, aromatic compounds have played a crucial role in the generation of chemical products with high added-value derived from petroleum. In view of environmental and economic concerns, biomass has emerged as a potential feedstock to reduce dependence on fossil fuels in the production of aromatics. However, almost all of the studies carried out for this purpose aimed at the preparation of simpler aromatic compounds, especially intermediates in the synthesis of polymers. In this project, we will explore processes for the preparation of new aromatic compounds that are useful for the synthesis of natural products and drugs. To this end, enabling technologies will be strategically employed to assess the potential of each tool to provide the desired transformations, as well as possible impacts on the selectivity of the reactions under study: Diels-Alder reaction of furan derivatives and other compounds from renewable sources. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MATTIOLI, RENAN RODINI; SANTOS, CAMILA SOUZA; DE SOUZA, BRUNA BUTKE; BRANCO, PEDRO DOMINGUEZ; BOLT, ROBERT R. A.; RABY-BUCK, SARAH E.; CABRAL, TADEU LUIZ GOMES; TORMENA, CLAUDIO F.; BROWNE, DUNCAN L.; PASTRE, JULIO C.. On the Valorisation of Chitin-Derived Furans by Milling. CHEMSUSCHEM, v. N/A, p. 6-pg., 2024-10-30. (21/05081-5, 22/00774-5, 19/26450-9, 22/03872-8, 20/10246-0, 21/06661-5, 23/01238-2, 23/01232-4)