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Catalysis Science & Technology

Aerobic oxidation of 5-hydroxylmethylfurfural with homogeneous and nanoparticulate catalysts†

Basudeb Saha,*a   Saikat Duttaa  and  Mahdi M. Abu-Omar*b  

* Corresponding authors

a Laboratory of Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
E-mail: bsaha@chemistry.du.ac.in
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b 5170 Brown Laboratory of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47096, USA
E-mail: mabuomar@purdue.edu
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Tel: +1-765-494-5302

Abstract

The aerobic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) with homogeneous Co(OAc)2/Zn(OAc)2/Br−, and heterogeneous Au–TiO2 and Au–CeO2 nanoparticulate catalysts was carried out in acetic acid with and without a trifluoroacetic acid (HTFA) additive. The selectivity of the oxidation products, 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and 5-formyl-2-furancarboxylic acid (FFCA), improved in the presence of the HTFA (1 wt%) additive. The homogeneous oxidation catalyst gave higher selectivity for FDCA (60% yield) under 1 atm of O2 at 90 °C while Au–TiO2 afforded 80% FFCA under the same conditions.

Graphical abstract: Aerobic oxidation of 5-hydroxylmethylfurfural with homogeneous and nanoparticulate catalysts

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CY00321F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
14 Aug 2011
Accepted
10 Sep 2011
First published
23 Sep 2011

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2012,2, 79-81

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Aerobic oxidation of 5-hydroxylmethylfurfural with homogeneous and nanoparticulate catalysts

B. Saha, S. Dutta and M. M. Abu-Omar, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2012, 2, 79 DOI: 10.1039/C1CY00321F

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