Selective Transformations of Triglycerides into Fatty Amines, Amides, and Nitriles by using Heterogeneous Catalysis

Abstract The use of triglycerides as an important class of biomass is an effective strategy to realize a more sustainable society. Herein, three heterogeneous catalytic methods are reported for the selective one‐pot transformation of triglycerides into value‐added chemicals: i) the reductive amination of triglycerides into fatty amines with aqueous NH 3 under H 2 promoted by ZrO 2 ‐supported Pt clusters; ii) the amidation of triglycerides under gaseous NH 3 catalyzed by high‐silica H‐beta (Hβ) zeolite at 180 °C; iii) the Hβ‐promoted synthesis of nitriles from triglycerides and gaseous NH 3 at 220 °C. These methods are widely applicable to the transformation of various triglycerides (C 4 –C 18 skeletons) into the corresponding amines, amides, and nitriles.