Issue 1, 2012

On the mechanism of selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid over supported Pt and Au catalysts

Abstract

The mechanism of selective oxidation of aqueous 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) at high pH was studied over supported Pt and Au catalysts. Results from labeling experiments conducted with 18O2 and H218O indicated that water was the source of oxygen atoms during the oxidation of HMF to 2-hydroxymethylfurancarboxylic acid (HFCA) and 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), presumably through direct participation of hydroxide in the catalytic cycle. Molecular oxygen was essential for the production of FDCA and played an indirect role during oxidation by removing electrons deposited into the supported metal particles. A reaction path for HMF oxidation to FDCA was proposed.

Graphical abstract: On the mechanism of selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid over supported Pt and Au catalysts

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Aug 2011
Accepted
27 Sep 2011
First published
31 Oct 2011

Green Chem., 2012,14, 143-147

On the mechanism of selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid over supported Pt and Au catalysts

S. E. Davis, B. N. Zope and R. J. Davis, Green Chem., 2012, 14, 143 DOI: 10.1039/C1GC16074E

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