Mixed-acid systems for the catalytic synthesis of methyl levulinate from cellulose

Mixed-acid systems consisting of both Lewis and Bronsted acids were found to be efficient catalysts for direct synthesis of methyl levulinate from cellulose.

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Published inGreen chemistry : an international journal and green chemistry resource : GC Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 810 - 812
Main Authors TOMINAGA, Ken-Ichi, MORI, Atsushi, FUKUSHIMA, Yuriko, SHIMADA, Shigeru, SATO, Kazuhiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 01.01.2011
Subjects
Aliphatic compounds
Carbohydrates with 4, 5, 6, ... C atoms, dissacharides and oligosaccharides
Carbohydrates. Nucleosides and nucleotides
Catalysis
Catalysts
Catalysts: preparations and properties
Chemistry
Exact sciences and technology
General and physical chemistry
Organic chemistry
Preparations and properties
Theory of reactions, general kinetics. Catalysis. Nomenclature, chemical documentation, computer chemistry
Lewis acid
Catalytic reaction
Brönsted acid
Preparation
Cellulose
Chemical synthesis
Sulfonic acid
Catalyst
Valeric acid(4-oxo)
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Summary:Mixed-acid systems consisting of both Lewis and Bronsted acids were found to be efficient catalysts for direct synthesis of methyl levulinate from cellulose.
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ISSN:1463-9262
1463-9270
DOI:10.1039/c0gc00715c