Green Valorisation of Bio-wastes -Electrochemical "One-pot" Reductive Amination of Furfural on Graphite Electrode in Water

Abstract

New way of reductive amination of furfural (extracted from lignocellulosic bio-wastes) is presented, using electrochemical approach, where in situ formed imines are directly reduced on carbon electrode in basic buffers to (furyl)-substituted vicinal diamines identified by NMR spectroscopy. "One-pot" process, avoiding isolation of intermediates, without organic solvents and metal catalysts.