Metal Chlorides in Ionic Liquid Solvents Convert Sugars to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural - Zhao, Haibo; Holladay, Johnathan E; Brown, Heather; Zhang, Z. Conrad (Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 2007)
Keywords: Biomass; Carbohydrates; Catalysis; Catalysts; Chemistry; Chlorides; Chromium; Conversion; Dehydration; Exact sciences and technology; feedstocks; fructose; General and physical chemistry; glucose; Halides; hydroxymethylfurfural; Ionic liquids; Isomerization; levulinic acid; Lewis acids; Metal halides; Multidisciplinary Sciences; petroleum; Science & Technology; Science & Technology - Other Topics; Solvents; Sugar; Sugars; Theory of reactions, general kinetics. Catalysis. Nomenclature, chemical documentation, computer chemistry; CATALYSIS; ACID; MECHANISM; GLUCOSE; DEHYDRATION; BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; D-FRUCTOSE; WATER; Solvent effect; Ose; Catalytic reaction; Ketose; Transition metal Compounds; Glucose; Dehydration; Fructose; Ionic liquid; Chromium Chlorides; Stereoselectivity; Homogeneous catalysis; Carbohydrate; Chemical reactivity