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3-deoxy-glucosone is an intermediate in the formation of furfurals from D-glucose.

  • Harishchandra Jadhav
  • , Christian Marcus Pedersen
  • , Theis Sølling
  • , Mikael Bols*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The acid-catalyzed dehydration of glucose to hydroxymethylfurfural (6) can occur via two possible mechanisms. 3-deoxy-D-erythro-hex-2-ulose (3) is found to be an intermediate in the formation of 6 from glucose (1). This finding implies that elimination of the glucose 3-OH group is the important step, rather than isomerization of the carbonyl group.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1049-1051
Number of pages3
JournalChemSusChem
Volume4
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Aug 2011
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • biofuels
  • biomass
  • dehydration
  • elimination
  • furanics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Environmental Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Materials Science
  • General Energy

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