Production of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from Glucose Using a Combination of Lewis and Brønsted Acid Catalysts in Water in a Biphasic Reactor with an Alkylphenol Solvent | Zendy

Yomaira J. PagánTorres | Zendy; Tianfu Wang | Zendy; Jean Marcel R. Gallo | Zendy; Brent H. Shanks | Zendy; James A. Dumesic | Zendy

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Production of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from Glucose Using a Combination of Lewis and Brønsted Acid Catalysts in Water in a Biphasic Reactor with an Alkylphenol Solvent

Author(s) -

Yomaira J. PagánTorres,

Tianfu Wang,

Jean Marcel R. Gallo,

Brent H. Shanks,

James A. Dumesic

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

acs catalysis

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.898

H-Index - 198

ISSN - 2155-5435

DOI - 10.1021/cs300192z

Subject(s) - chemistry , catalysis , lewis acids and bases , brønsted–lowry acid–base theory , alkylphenol , levulinic acid , organic chemistry , fructose , aqueous solution , isomerization , solvent , alkyl

We report the catalytic conversion of glucose in high yields (62%) to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a versatile platform chemical. The reaction system consists of a Lewis acid metal chloride (e.g., AlCl3) and a Bronsted acid (HCl) in a biphasic reactor consisting of water and an alkylphenol compound (2-sec-butylphenol) as the organic phase. The conversion of glucose in the presence of Lewis and Bronsted acidity proceeds through a tandem pathway involving isomerization of glucose to fructose, followed by dehydration of fructose to HMF. The organic phase extracts 97% of the HMF produced, while both acid catalysts remain in the aqueous phase.

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