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Item Catalytic conversion of glucose and its biopolymers into renewable compounds by inducing C–C bond scission and formation(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024) Anchan, H.N.; Bhat, N.S.; Vinod, N.; Prabhakar, P.S.; Dutta, S.Transportation fuels and chemicals can be produced renewably by selectively altering the carbon skeleton of biomass-derived glucose. The predominantly catalytic processes incorporate carbon–carbon (C–C) bond scission and formation reactions with concomitant defunctionalization and refunctionalization steps. The production and synthetic upgrading of various biochemicals achieved by the C–C bond-scission (C1–C5) and C–C bond-forming (> C6) reactions from glucose and its biopolymers (e.g., starch, cellulose) have been reviewed. The details of transforming glucose and its polymers into targeted biochemicals, such as mechanistic pathway, process parameters, product selectivity, and specifics of the catalysts employed, have been elaborated. The interconversions of these chemicals of commercial significance under catalytic conditions are also highlighted. This review will assist the researchers in comprehending this field from a distinct perspective, reassess the challenges, identify the research gaps, and critically appraise the emerging research avenues. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2022.Item Sustainable synthesis of novel 3-(2-furyl)acrylic acids and their derivatives from carbohydrate-derived furfurals by chemical catalysis(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024) Prabhakar, P.S.; Dutta, S.This work reports the renewable synthesis of 3-(2-furyl)acrylic acid and its novel-substituted derivatives, with potential applications as sustainable chemical building units, starting from carbohydrate-derived 5-substituted-2-furaldehydes and malonic acid employing various organocatalysts. Piperidinium acetate as the catalyst afforded good to excellent isolated yields of the acrylic acids under solvent-free conditions. The substituted 3-(2-furyl)acrylic acids were esterified using MeSO3H/SiO2 as a heterogeneous acid catalyst. The 3-(2-furyl)acrylic acids containing acid-sensitive functional groups on the furan ring were esterified by dimethyl carbonate as the sustainable reagent by base-catalyzed transesterification reaction. Moreover, the olefinic group was selectively reduced by catalytic hydrogenation using 5%Pd/C as the catalyst. The catalytic processes were optimized on various reaction parameters, and the synthesized compounds were characterized by FTIR, NMR (1H, 13C), and elemental analysis. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2023.