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Dramatic Advancements in the Saccharide to 5-(Chloromethyl)furfural Conversion Reaction
Article first published online: 14 SEP 2009
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.200900136
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Mascal, M. and Nikitin, Edward B. (2009), Dramatic Advancements in the Saccharide to 5-(Chloromethyl)furfural Conversion Reaction. ChemSusChem, 2: 859–861. doi: 10.1002/cssc.200900136
Publication History
- Issue published online: 14 SEP 2009
- Article first published online: 14 SEP 2009
- Manuscript Revised: 17 JUL 2009
- Manuscript Received: 11 JUN 2009
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- US Department of Energy. Grant Number: DE-FG36–08GO88161
- Nevada Institute for Renewable Energy Commercialization. Grant Number: 2008/11/002
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Keywords:
- biomass;
- carbohydrates;
- cellulose;
- renewable resources;
- sustainable chemistry
CMF from biomass ten times faster: Sugars, cellulose, and corn stover are converted into 5-(chloromethyl)furfural (CMF) in only 3 h by digestion with hydrochloric acid in a closed, biphasic reactor at 80–100 °C in >80 % isolated yield. Under the same conditions, chitin gives a mixture of CMF and levulinic acid in a combined yield of 74 %.