| Literature DB >> 28225129 |
Xun Hu1, Shengjuan Jiang1, Liping Wu1, Shuai Wang1, Chun-Zhu Li1.
Abstract
Direct conversion of biomass-derived xylose and furfural into levulinic acid, a platform molecule, via acid-catalysis has been accomplished for the first time in dimethoxymethane/methanol. Dimethoxymethane acted as an electrophile to transform furfural into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). Methanol suppressed both the polymerisation of the sugars/furans and the Aldol condensation of levulinic acid/ester.Entities:
Year: 2017 PMID: 28225129 DOI: 10.1039/c7cc01078h
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) ISSN: 1359-7345 Impact factor: 6.222