From Lignocellulosic Biomass to Furans via 5‐Acetoxymethylfurfural as an Alternative to 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural. Issue 7 (23rd January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kang, Eun‐Sil; Hong, Yeon‐Woo; Chae, Da Won; Kim, Bora; Kim, Baekjin; Kim, Yong Jin; Cho, Jin Ku; Kim, Young Gyu
• Is Part Of: ChemSusChem. Volume 8:Issue 7(2015:Apr.)
• Page Start: 1179
• Page End: 1188
• Publication Date: 2015-01-23
• Subjects: Green chemistry -- Periodicals; Sustainable engineering -- Periodicals; Chemistry -- Periodicals; Chemical engineering -- Periodicals; 660
• DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201403252
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1864-5631

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>A facile pathway to furan derivatives from lignocellulosic biomass via 5‐acetoxymethylfurfural (AMF) was developed. AMF possesses advantageous properties due to its less‐hydrophilic acetoxymethyl group relative to the hydroxymethyl group of 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). The hydrophobicity and chemical stability of AMF allowed practical isolation and purification to afford a highly pure product of up to 99.9 %. AMF was produced in good to excellent yields under mild conditions from 5‐chloromethylfurfural (CMF) and alkylammonium acetates, both of which could be obtained directly from lignocellulosic biomass. Heterogeneous reactions with polymer‐supported alkylammonium acetates were also established; this showed the feasibility of a continuous process for this pathway. AMF could be transformed into various promising furanic compounds, such as 2, 5‐furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), 2, 5‐furandimethanol (FDM), and 5‐hydroxymethyl‐2‐furanoic acid (HFA), in high yields.</p> </abstract>