Journal
GREEN CHEMISTRY
Volume 12, Issue 10, Pages 1855-1860Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c0gc00141d
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [20806041]
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
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An efficient one pot, two-step process was developed for the preparation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) from inulin in ionic liquids under mild conditions. In the first step, the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium hydrogen sulfate ([BMIM][HSO(4)]) was used as both solvent and catalyst for the rapid hydrolysis of inulin into fructose with 84% fructose yield in 5 min reaction time. In the second step, 1-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium chloride ([BMIM][Cl]) and a strong acidic cation exchange resin were added to the mixture to selectively convert fructose into 5-HMF, giving a 5-HMF yield of 82% in 65 min at 80 degrees C, which is the highest 5-HMF yield reported by thus far for an inulin feedstock.
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