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Green Chemistry

High-yield conversion of plant biomass into the key value-added feedstocks 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural, levulinic acid, and levulinic esters via5-(chloromethyl)furfural

Mark Mascal*a  and  Edward B. Nikitina  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry and Bioenergy Research Group, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, USA

Abstract

5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural, levulinic acid, ethyl levulinate and butyl levulinate are produced by the solvolysis of 5-(chloromethyl)furfural (CMF). Since CMF can be derived in high yield from sugars, cellulose, or lignocellulosic feedstocks, the process described here presents an efficient entry into the value-added manifold of biomass-derived products of relevance to the organic materials and fuel industries.

Graphical abstract: High-yield conversion of plant biomass into the key value-added feedstocks 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural, levulinic acid, and levulinic esters via 5-(chloromethyl)furfural

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B918922J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
11 Sep 2009
Accepted
26 Nov 2009
First published
15 Dec 2009

Green Chem., 2010,12, 370-373

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High-yield conversion of plant biomass into the key value-added feedstocks 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural, levulinic acid, and levulinic esters via 5-(chloromethyl)furfural

M. Mascal and E. B. Nikitin, Green Chem., 2010, 12, 370 DOI: 10.1039/B918922J

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