Selective dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural catalyzed by mesoporous SBA-15-SO(3)H in ionic liquid BmimCl.

Abstract

Mesoporous SBA-15 materials functionalized with propylsulfonic acid groups (SBA-15-SO(3)H) were synthesized through a conventional one-pot route. It was used as a catalyst for the selective synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from the dehydration of fructose using BmimCl as solvent. Reaction time, temperature and fructose concentration were investigated during the HMF synthesis procedure. The catalyst SBA-15-SO(3)H exhibits high fructose conversion (near 100%) and HMF selectivity (about 81%) with good stability in the HMF synthesis. It was a suitable catalyst to produce HMF from renewable carbohydrates in potential industrial process.

• Authors: Xingcui Guo, Quan Cao, Yijun Jiang, Jing Guan, Xiaoyan Wang, Xindong Mu
• Journal: Carbohydrate research (Carbohydr Res) Vol. 351 Pg. 35-41 (Apr 01 2012) ISSN: 1873-426X [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 22316429 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium
• Furans
• Imidazoles
• Ionic Liquids
• SBA-15
• Water
• Fructose
• tetrahydrofuran
• 5-hydroxymethylfurfural
• Silicon Dioxide
• Furaldehyde

Topics

• Catalysis
• Fructose (chemistry)
• Furaldehyde (analogs & derivatives, chemistry, isolation & purification)
• Furans (chemistry)
• Imidazoles (chemistry)
• Ionic Liquids (chemistry)
• Porosity
• Silicon Dioxide (chemistry)
• Substrate Specificity
• Temperature
• Time Factors
• Water (chemistry)