Graphene Oxide Catalyzed Dehydration of Fructose into 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural with Isopropanol as Cosolvent. Issue 3 (12th February 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Hongliang; Kong, Qingqiang; Wang, Yingxiong; Deng, Tiansheng; Chen, Chengmeng; Hou, Xianglin; Zhu, Yulei
• Is Part Of: ChemCatChem. Volume 6:Issue 3(2014:Mar.)
• Page Start: 728
• Page End: 732
• Publication Date: 2014-02-12
• Subjects: Catalysis -- Periodicals; 541.39505
• DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201301067
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1867-3880

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>The design of green heterogeneous catalysts for the efficient conversion of biomass into platform molecules is a key aim of sustainable chemistry. Graphene oxide prepared from Hummers oxidation of graphite was proven to be a green and efficient carbocatalyst for the dehydration of fructose into 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in some three‐carbon and four‐carbon alcohol mediated solvent systems. HMF was obtained in up to 87 % yield in 90 vol % isopropanol‐mediated DMSO solvent. Some control experiments and analytical data showed that a small number of sulfonic groups and abundance of oxygen‐containing groups (alcohols, epoxides, carboxylates) have an important synergic effect in maintaining the high performance of graphene oxide.</p> </abstract>