Qingya Cao, Jinhang Dai, Ziting Du, Gang Chen, Fukun Li, Ting Qi, Ruiqi Wang, Weilu Wang, Jun Zhao and Chenxi Huang
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Abstract
One-pot synthesis of N-acetylglycine from N-acetyl glucosamine using a combination of heterogeneous MgO and Ag2O was demonstrated, achieving an enhanced yield of 29% in water under mild conditions. Compared to traditional methods, environment unfriendly Strecker reactions are avoided. Experimental and DFT results revealed that 2-acetamido acetaldehyde was identified as the main intermediate. This work provides an example for self-nitrogen supplied synthesis of valuable organonitrogen compounds from chitin biomass.
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Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry is an international journal using integrated research in chemistry-organic chemistry. Founded in 2003 by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the journal is published in Semimonthly issues and has been indexed by SCIE, a leading international database. The journal focuses on the key research and cutting-edge progress in the field of chemistry-organic chemistry, publishes and reports the research results in this field in a timely manner, and is committed to becoming a window and platform for rapid academic exchanges among peers in this field. The journal's impact factor in 2023 is 2.9, and its CiteScore is 5.5.