A PROCESS FOR PREPARING A MIXTURE COMPRISING 5-(HYDROXYMETHYL) FURFURAL AND SPECIFIC HMF ESTERS

Provided herein is a process for preparing a mixture including 5-(hydroxy-methyl)furfural (HMF) and one or more HMF esters of formula (I), the process including the following steps: (A-1) preparing or providing a starting mixture which includes one, two or more carbohydrate compounds and as the solv...

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Main Authors Bohn, Martin Alexander, Schunk, Stephan A, Duefert, Svenia, Backes, Rene, Jevtovikj, Ivana, Werhan, Holger, Piepenbrink, Markus, Gordillo, Alvaro, Dehn, Richard
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.11.2018
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Summary:Provided herein is a process for preparing a mixture including 5-(hydroxy-methyl)furfural (HMF) and one or more HMF esters of formula (I), the process including the following steps: (A-1) preparing or providing a starting mixture which includes one, two or more carbohydrate compounds and as the solvent or as a co-solvent for the carbohydrate compounds an amount of one or more carboxylic acid esters of formula (II); (A-2) subjecting the starting mixture to reaction conditions so that at least one of the one, two or more carbohydrate compounds reacts, and a fraction of the amount of one or more carboxylic acid esters of formula (II) is hydrolyzed, so that a mixture results that includes 5-(hydroxy-methyl)furfural and/or the one or more HMF esters of formula (I), one or more carboxylic acids of formula (III) and a remaining fraction of the amount of one or more carboxylic acid esters of formula (II).
Bibliography:Application Number: US201615772207