Open AccessThe Increasing Value of Biomass: Moving From C6 Carbohydrates to Multifunctionalized Building Blocks via 5‐(hydroxymethyl)furfural
Author(s) -
Galkin Konstantin I.,
Ananikov Valentine P.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemistryopen
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 29
ISSN - 2191-1363
DOI - 10.1002/open.202000233
Subject(s) - hydroxymethyl , furfural , biomass (ecology) , chemistry , value (mathematics) , organic chemistry , pulp and paper industry , mathematics , engineering , catalysis , statistics , biology , agronomy
Recent decades have been marked by enormous progress in the field of synthesis and chemistry of 5‐(hydroxymethyl)furfural (HMF), an important platform chemical widely recognized as the “sleeping giant” of sustainable chemistry. This multifunctional furanic compound is viewed as a strong link for the transition from the current fossil‐based industry to a sustainable one. However, the low chemical stability of HMF significantly undermines its synthetic potential. A possible solution to this problem is synthetic diversification of HMF by modifying it into more stable multifunctional building blocks for further synthetic purposes.