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Water-Compatible Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Conversion of Carbohydrates to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural in a Biphasic Solvent System

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Water-compatible lanthanide-based Lewis acids for the efficient conversion of glucose and other carbohydrates to produce 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) were demonstrated in a biphasic reactor using sec-butyl phenol as the extracting solvent. The reaction of glucose dehydration to HMF was found to proceed under near-neutral conditions (pH = 5.5) and a moderately high yield of 42 mol % could be obtained. The combined catalytic system also showed effectiveness to convert other polysaccharides to HMF. Furthermore, the aqueous phase was recycled and used for multiple times without significant loss of catalytic performance.

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Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by National Science Foundation under Award No. EEC-0813570. We thank Mr. Justin Glasper for his assistance in the biphasic reaction experiments.

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  1. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, 1140L BRL, Ames, IA, 50011, USA

    Tianfu Wang, Elliot J. Combs & Brent H. Shanks

  2. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, USA

    Yomaira J. Pagán-Torres & James A. Dumesic

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Wang, T., Pagán-Torres, Y.J., Combs, E.J. et al. Water-Compatible Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Conversion of Carbohydrates to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural in a Biphasic Solvent System. Top Catal 55, 657–662 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-012-9845-8

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