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Zirconium-Containing Organic–Inorganic Nanohybrid as a Highly Efficient Catalyst for the Selective Synthesis of Biomass-Derived 2,5-Dihydroxymethylfuran in Isopropanol

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By the simple assembly of zirconium tetrachloride and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), a new acid–base bifunctional zirconium-containing organic–inorganic nanohybrid catalyst (Zr-DTPA) was successfully prepared in this work, and then used for the catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) into 2,5-dihydroxymethylfuran (DHMF) using isopropanol as the in situ hydrogen donor and reaction solvent. Satisfactorily, 98.7% HMF conversion and 95.2% DHMF yield could be achieved in 4 h at a moderate reaction temperature of 140 °C. After systematic studies, this excellent catalytic activity was proved to be mainly ascribed to the synergistic effect of Lewis-acidic sites (Zr4+) and Lewis-basic sites (O2− and N) with higher strengths and contents. Meanwhile, Zr-DTPA could be readily separated by filtration, when it was repeatedly used 5 recycles, its catalytic activity was not obviously changed, demonstrating that Zr-DTPA had good heterogeneity and reusability. More importantly, Zr-DTPA could also be employed to effectively catalyze the CTH of 5-methylfurfural, furfural, levulinic acid, ethyl levulinate and cyclohexanone into the corresponding products with high yields, indicating that it showed a superior universality for the selective hydrogenation of various biomass-derived carbonyl compounds.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21506071 and 51602118) and the Special Foundation of Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Regional Modern Agriculture and Environmental Protection (HSXT2-316).

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Hu, L., Liu, S., Song, J. et al. Zirconium-Containing Organic–Inorganic Nanohybrid as a Highly Efficient Catalyst for the Selective Synthesis of Biomass-Derived 2,5-Dihydroxymethylfuran in Isopropanol. Waste Biomass Valor 11, 3485–3499 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-019-00703-z

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