Issue 77, 2013

An efficient and reusable “hairy” particle acid catalyst for the synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from dehydration of fructose in water

Abstract

Poly(4-styrenesulfonic acid) brush-grafted silica particles, synthesized by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization, were employed as a reusable acid catalyst for dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in water. The particles exhibited a high activity with the HMF yield of up to 31%, in contrast to 26% from the corresponding free homopolymer catalyst.

Graphical abstract: An efficient and reusable “hairy” particle acid catalyst for the synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from dehydration of fructose in water

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
27 Apr 2013
Accepted
31 Jul 2013
First published
31 Jul 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 8668-8670

An efficient and reusable “hairy” particle acid catalyst for the synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from dehydration of fructose in water

C. Tian, C. Bao, A. Binder, Z. Zhu, B. Hu, Y. Guo, B. Zhao and S. Dai, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 8668 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43127D

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