Issue 20, 2017

One-pot conversion of biomass-derived xylose and furfural into levulinate esters via acid catalysis

Abstract

Direct conversion of biomass-derived xylose and furfural into levulinic acid, a platform molecule, via acid-catalysis has been accomplished for the first time in dimethoxymethane/methanol. Dimethoxymethane acted as an electrophile to transform furfural into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). Methanol suppressed both the polymerisation of the sugars/furans and the Aldol condensation of levulinic acid/ester.

Graphical abstract: One-pot conversion of biomass-derived xylose and furfural into levulinate esters via acid catalysis

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Feb 2017
Accepted
15 Feb 2017
First published
15 Feb 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 2938-2941

One-pot conversion of biomass-derived xylose and furfural into levulinate esters via acid catalysis

X. Hu, S. Jiang, L. Wu, S. Wang and C. Li, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 2938 DOI: 10.1039/C7CC01078H

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