Metal chlorides in ionic liquid solvents convert sugars to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

被引:1768
作者
Zhao, Haibo [1 ]
Holladay, Johnathan E. [1 ]
Brown, Heather [1 ]
Zhang, Z. Conrad [1 ]
机构
[1] Pacific NW Natl Lab, Inst Interfacial Catalysis, Richland, WA 99352 USA
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D O I
10.1126/science.1141199
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Replacing petroleum feedstocks by biomass requires efficient methods to convert carbohydrates to a variety of chemical compounds. We report the catalytic conversion of sugars giving high yield to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a versatile intermediate. Metal halides in 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride are catalysts, among which chromium (II) chloride is found to be uniquely effective, leading to the conversion of glucose to HMF with a yield near 70%. A wide range of metal halides is found to catalyze the conversion of fructose to HMF. Only a negligible amount of levulinic acid is formed in these reactions.
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页码:1597 / 1600
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