Biomass is the sole renewable organic carbon resource in nature. Conversion of Biomass
can produce a series of platform molecules. As an essential multi-purpose bioderived …

With the growing awareness of green chemistry, carbon capture and utilization (CCU) has
received tremendous attention compared to carbon capture and storage (CCS). Over the …

Recent advances in the area of biomass-derived C6-furanic platform chemicals for
sustainable biomass processing are analyzed focusing on chemical reactions important for …

Carbon dioxide is a nontoxic and abundant chemical and has been widely used as a C1
building block for the synthesis of highly important chemicals. This greenhouse gas also has …

Utilization of CO2 for the synthesis of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals has attracted
tremendous attention. In fact, reductive transformation of CO2 is also an interesting …

9-Fluorenone acts as a metal-free and additive-free photocatalyst for the selective oxidation
of primary and secondary alcohols under visible light. With this photocatalyst, a plethora of …

Background: 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) is a biomass-derived platform chemical,
which can be produced from carbohydrates. In the past decades, 5-HMF has received …

A metal-free system has been discovered for the efficient α-oxygenation of tertiary amines to
the corresponding amides using oxygen as an oxidant. This visible-light-mediated …

Utilization of carbon dioxide as a C1 synthon is highly attractive for the synthesis of valuable
chemicals. However, activation of CO2 is highly challenging, owing to its thermodynamic …

Dearomatisation of indole derivatives to the corresponding isatin derivatives has been
achieved with the aid of visible light and oxygen. It should be noted that isatin derivatives are …