Synlett 2017; 28(17): 2299-2302
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1589076
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Highly Selective Catalytic Hydrogenation and Etherification of 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde to 2,5-Bis(alkoxymethyl)furans for Potential Biodiesel Production

Authors

  • Jusung Han §

    a   School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Gwanak-Gu, Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea   eMail: yslee@snu.ac.kr
  • Yo-Han Kim §

    a   School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Gwanak-Gu, Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea   eMail: yslee@snu.ac.kr
  • Byeong Yeon Jung

    a   School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Gwanak-Gu, Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea   eMail: yslee@snu.ac.kr
  • Seung Hyun Hwang

    b   Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Ulsan 681-802, Republic of Korea
  • Jonggon Jegal

    b   Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Ulsan 681-802, Republic of Korea
  • Jung Won Kim*

    c   Department of Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University at Samcheok, Joonang-Ro, Samcheok, Kangwon 245-711, Republic of Korea
  • Yoon-Sik Lee*

    a   School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Gwanak-Gu, Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea   eMail: yslee@snu.ac.kr

This Research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (C2001215-01-01) and performed as a cooperation project of ‘Basic project (referring to projects performed with the budget directly contributed by the Government to achieve the purposes of establishment of Government-funded research Institutes)’ and supported by the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT)
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Publikationsverlauf

Received: 08. Mai 2017

Accepted after revision: 22. Juni 2017

Publikationsdatum:
24. Juli 2017 (online)


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§ These authors contributed equally to this work

Abstract

5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde (HMF) was hydrogenated to 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan (BHMF) in various n-alcohol solvents with more than 99% yield using Ru(OH) x /ZrO2 catalyst. The BHMF in the same solvents was subsequently etherified to give 2,5-bis(alkoxymethyl)furans (BAMFs, four examples) as potential biodiesels with moderate to good yields using Amberlyst-15.

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