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Selective hydrogenation of 2-hydroxymethyl-5-furfural to 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan over gold sub-nano clusters†

Junya Ohyama,*ab   Akihiko Esaki,a   Yuta Yamamoto,c   Shigeo Araic  and  Atsushi Satsumaab  

* Corresponding authors

a Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
E-mail: ohayama@apchem.nagoya-u.ac.jp
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b Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto 615-8520, Japan

c Ecotopia Science Institiute, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
E-mail: y.yamamoto@esi.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Fax: +81 52 789 3174
Tel: +81 52 789 3631

Abstract

We report a gold sub-nano cluster supported on Al2O3 catalyzed hydrogenation of 2-hydroxymethyl-5-furfural without furan ring hydrogenation and its opening reaction, which resulted in excellent conversion to 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan (>96% yield), Fig. 1(a).

Graphical abstract: Selective hydrogenation of 2-hydroxymethyl-5-furfural to 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan over gold sub-nano clusters

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2RA22190J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
18 Sep 2012
Accepted
02 Nov 2012
First published
05 Nov 2012

RSC Adv., 2013,3, 1033-1036

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Selective hydrogenation of 2-hydroxymethyl-5-furfural to 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan over gold sub-nano clusters

J. Ohyama, A. Esaki, Y. Yamamoto, S. Arai and A. Satsuma, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 1033 DOI: 10.1039/C2RA22190J

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