Conversion of furfuryl alcohol into 2-methylfuran at room temperature using Pd/TiO2 catalyst

Sarwat Iqbal; Xi Liu; Obaid F. Aldosari; Peter J. Miedziak; Jennifer K. Edwards; Gemma L. Brett; Adeeba Akram; Gavin M. King; Thomas E. Davies; David J. Morgan; David K. Knight; Graham J. Hutchings

doi:10.1039/C4CY00184B

Conversion of furfuryl alcohol into 2-methylfuran at room temperature using Pd/TiO₂ catalyst

Sarwat Iqbal,^a Xi Liu,^a Obaid F. Aldosari,^a Peter J. Miedziak,^a Jennifer K. Edwards,^a Gemma L. Brett,^a Adeeba Akram,^a Gavin M. King,^a Thomas E. Davies,^b David J. Morgan,^a David K. Knight^a and Graham J. Hutchings*^a

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The selective hydrogenation of furfuryl alcohol into 2-methylfuran was investigated at room temperature using palladium supported catalysts. We have shown that Pd–TiO₂ catalysts can be very effective for the synthesis of 2-methylfuran at room temperature and low pressure of hydrogen (1–3 bar). The effect of various reaction conditions (pressure, catalyst amount, and solvent) was studied.

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Conversion of furfuryl alcohol into 2-methylfuran at room temperature using Pd/TiO₂ catalyst

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