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Dramatic Advancements in the Saccharide to 5‐(Chloromethyl)furfural Conversion Reaction
Author(s) -
Mascal Mark,
Nikitin Edward B.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.200900136
Subject(s) - levulinic acid , furfural , corn stover , yield (engineering) , chemistry , cellulose , biomass (ecology) , organic chemistry , lignocellulosic biomass , hydrochloric acid , catalysis , nuclear chemistry , hydrolysis , materials science , agronomy , metallurgy , biology
CMF from biomass ten times faster : Sugars, cellulose, and corn stover are converted into 5‐(chloromethyl)furfural (CMF) in only 3 h by digestion with hydrochloric acid in a closed, biphasic reactor at 80–100 °C in >80 % isolated yield. Under the same conditions, chitin gives a mixture of CMF and levulinic acid in a combined yield of 74 %.