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TETRAHEDRON LETTERS
Volume 53, Issue 8, Pages 983-985Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.12.059
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Biomass conversion; Biofuel; Hydroxymethylfurfural; Zeolite; Tetrabutylammonium chloride
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- Forskningsradet for Teknologi og Produktion
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The formation of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from glucose was studied. It was found that the CrCl2-catalyzed conversion in the ionic liquid, butylmethylimidazolium chloride ([Bmim]Cl) leads to negligible quantities of 3-deoxyglucosone confirming that fructose is the main intermediate. It was found that the environmentally unfriendly chromium salt could be replaced with zeolite (H-ZSM-5) leading to a 45% yield of HMF. It was also found that the solvent [Bmim]Cl could be replaced with non-toxic tetrabutylammonium chloride (TBAC) giving a 56% yield of HMF. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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