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Inside Cover: From Lignocellulosic Biomass to Furans via 5‐Acetoxymethylfurfural as an Alternative to 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural (ChemSusChem 7/2015)
Author(s) -
Kang EunSil,
Hong YeonWoo,
Chae Da Won,
Kim Bora,
Kim Baekjin,
Kim Yong Jin,
Cho Jin Ku,
Kim Young Gyu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201500250
Subject(s) - lignocellulosic biomass , biomass (ecology) , 5 hydroxymethylfurfural , furan , chemistry , lignin , hydroxymethylfurfural , organic chemistry , biomass fuels , furfural , chemical engineering , pulp and paper industry , catalysis , oceanography , engineering , geology
The Inside Cover picture shows a route for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into useful furan derivatives via 5‐acetoxymethylfurfural (AMF). AMF could be produced in good‐to‐excellent yields from 5‐chloromethylfurfural (CMF) and alkylammonium acetates, both of which could be obtained directly from biomass. Advantageous properties of AMF such as hydrophobicity and thermal stability allowed its practical isolation and purification, affording a highly pure product of up to 99.9% as a white solid. Further transformations of AMF into various promising furanic compounds were also achieved, demonstrating that AMF could be an alternative to well‐known 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). More details can be found in the Full Paper by Kang et al. on page 1179 (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201403252 ).