Bifunctional Brønsted–Lewis solid acid as a recyclable catalyst for conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and its hydrophobicity effect

A novel polydivinylbenzene polymeric material containing water-tolerant SO 2 NHSO 2 C 4 F 9 with 2 equivalents of Cr( iii ) was explored as a catalyst of the one-pot conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in a biphasic system. Stable 59–57% yields of HMF were achieved throughout 12 c...

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Published inRSC advances Vol. 6; no. 49; pp. 43152 - 43158
Main Authors Wang, Xuepeng, Zhang, Haijuan, Ma, Jingzhong, Ma, Zhong-Hua
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2016
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Summary:A novel polydivinylbenzene polymeric material containing water-tolerant SO 2 NHSO 2 C 4 F 9 with 2 equivalents of Cr( iii ) was explored as a catalyst of the one-pot conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in a biphasic system. Stable 59–57% yields of HMF were achieved throughout 12 cycles over the bifunctional material. Dynamic analysis showed that Cr( iii ) essentially promoted the isomerization process of glucose to fructose. The material featured integral hydrophobicity, which, with the water-tolerance of SO 2 NHSO 2 C 4 F 9 , contributed to its excellent recyclability.
ISSN:2046-2069
2046-2069
DOI:10.1039/C6RA03565E