Homogeneous Catalyzed Direct Conversion of Furfural to Gamma-Valerolactone

Sakhitha Koranchalil; Danielle Lobo Justo Pinheiro; Rosa Padilla; Martin Nielsen

doi:10.1002/cssc.202301608

Homogeneous Catalyzed Direct Conversion of Furfural to Gamma-Valerolactone

ChemSusChem. 2024 Feb 28:e202301608. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202301608. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Sakhitha Koranchalil¹, Danielle Lobo Justo Pinheiro¹, Rosa Padilla¹, Martin Nielsen¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Kemitorvet 207, DK-2800, Lyngby, Denmark.

PMID: 38415323
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301608

Abstract

Herein, we report the direct conversion of biomass-derived furfural to γ-valerolactone (GVL) in a one-pot system, using the combination of Ru-MACHO-BH and a Brønsted acid (H₃ PO₄ ). A GVL yield of 84 % is achieved under mild reaction conditions using 1 mol% of Ru-MACHO-BH and 3.8 M H₃ PO₄ (aq) at 100 °C for 7 hours.

Keywords: GVL; biomass; catalysis; furfural; sustainable.

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