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<p>Replacing non-renewable fossil resources with sustainable biomass feedstocks represents one of the central missions of modern chemistry. This shift inevitably places urgent demands on chemical methods for biomass degradation, particularly for the efficient and selective cleavage of unstrained C(sp<sup>3</sup>)−C(sp<sup>3</sup>) bonds that constitute the backbone of biomass molecules. Herein, 1,3-propanediol, a low-cost biomass-derived bulk chemical, is established as an efficient, green, and sustainable C<sub>1</sub> source for the mono-<i>N</i>-methylation of primary amines via chelation-free C(sp<sup>3</sup>)−C(sp<sup>3</sup>) bond cleavage. This method features high mono-<i>N</i>-methylation selectivity, low catalyst loading, wide substrate scope, and mild conditions. Unlike the traditional C−C bond cleavage strategies to avoid the involvement of hydrogen transfer, this reaction instead leverages a hydrogen transfer-triggered <i>N</i>-hydroxyalkylation/retro-Mannich fragmentation pathway to facilitate the scission of unstrained C(sp<sup>3</sup>)−C(sp<sup>3</sup>) bond in primary 1,3-diols. This work is anticipated to stimulate innovation in developing new C−C bond cleavage strategies for biomass degradation.</p>

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Hydrogen transfer-triggered C(sp3)−C(sp3) cleavage of 1,3-diols for mono-N-methylation of primary amines

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    2026年3月28日

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  • Yang Long,
  • Jun Liu,
  • Lei Chen,
  • Jun Dong,
  • Xinhao Fan,
  • Lang Qu,
  • Zhishan Su,
  • Yanling Zheng

摘要

Replacing non-renewable fossil resources with sustainable biomass feedstocks represents one of the central missions of modern chemistry. This shift inevitably places urgent demands on chemical methods for biomass degradation, particularly for the efficient and selective cleavage of unstrained C(sp3)−C(sp3) bonds that constitute the backbone of biomass molecules. Herein, 1,3-propanediol, a low-cost biomass-derived bulk chemical, is established as an efficient, green, and sustainable C1 source for the mono-N-methylation of primary amines via chelation-free C(sp3)−C(sp3) bond cleavage. This method features high mono-N-methylation selectivity, low catalyst loading, wide substrate scope, and mild conditions. Unlike the traditional C−C bond cleavage strategies to avoid the involvement of hydrogen transfer, this reaction instead leverages a hydrogen transfer-triggered N-hydroxyalkylation/retro-Mannich fragmentation pathway to facilitate the scission of unstrained C(sp3)−C(sp3) bond in primary 1,3-diols. This work is anticipated to stimulate innovation in developing new C−C bond cleavage strategies for biomass degradation.