CONVERSION OF GLUCOSE IN CPL-LiCl TO 5-HYDROXYMETHYLFURFURAL
5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), an important versatile sugar derivative, is also considered a key intermediate between petroleum-based industrial organic chemistry and bio-based carbohydrate chemistry. Here, we report that caprolactam(CPL) containing lithium chloride (LiCl) is a privileged solvent that enables the synthesis of the renewable platform chemical 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from purified glucose. Metal halides in CPL-LiCl are catalysts, among which CrCl3, CrCl2, SnCl4, and SnCl2 are found to be uniquely effective, leading to the conversion of glucose to HMF with yields of 55-67％. The simplicity of this chemical transformation of glucose contrasts markedly with the complexity of extant processes and provides a new paradigm for the use of biomass as a raw material for a renewable energy and chemical industries.
glucose CPL-LiCl CrCl3, CrCl2, SnCl4,and SnCl2 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF)
Chen Tianming Lin Lu
State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering,South China University of Technology, Guangzhou,China, 510640
国际会议
广州
英文
1421-1424
2010-11-08（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）