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CHEMCATCHEM
Volume 7, Issue 14, Pages 2122-2129Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201500242
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2-methylfuran; furfuryl alcohol; green solvents; palladium; ring-opening
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- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/K014854/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- EPSRC [EP/K014854/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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The selective hydrogenation of furfuryl alcohol was investigated at room temperature by using supported palladium catalysts. The catalysts are very selective to the formation of 2-methylfuran. Furthermore, the addition of tin to palladium showed similar catalytic activity, but was more selective to tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol. Variation of the Sn/Pd ratio has shown a considerable and interesting effect on the selectivity pattern. Addition of a small amount of Sn (1wt%) shifted the selectivity towards tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol and methyltetrahydrofuran, which are ring-saturated molecules. Increasing the tin ratio further decreased the catalytic activity and also showed very poor selectivity to either of these products.
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