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Efficient catalytic system for the selective production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from glucose and fructose

  • Gen Yong*
  • , Yugen Zhang
  • , Jackie Y. Ying
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

(Chemical Equation Presented) A sweet conversion! A NHC-Cr/ionic liquid system has achieved excellent efficiency and the highest 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (1; see scheme; NHC=N-heterocyclic carbene) yields reported thus far for both fructose and glucose feedstocks. The catalyst and ionic liquid are tolerant of high substrate loading and can be recycled after extraction of the product.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9345-9348
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume47
Issue number48
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Nov 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Biomass
  • Carbenes
  • Carbohydrates
  • Catalysis
  • Ionic liquids

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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