Bis-sulfonic acid ionic liquids for the conversion of fructose to 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural

Molecules. 2012 Oct 31;17(11):12804-11. doi: 10.3390/molecules171112804.

Abstract

Homogenous bis-sulfonic acid ionic liquids (1 mol equiv.) in DMSO (10 mol equiv.) at 100 °C efficiently mediated the conversion of D-fructose into 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural in 75% isolated yield, which was roughly a 10% increment compared to the case of the mono-sulfonic acid ionic liquids.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetates / chemistry
  • Acetonitriles / chemistry
  • Dimethyl Sulfoxide / chemistry
  • Fructose / chemistry*
  • Furaldehyde / analogs & derivatives*
  • Furaldehyde / chemical synthesis
  • Ionic Liquids / chemical synthesis
  • Ionic Liquids / chemistry*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Solvents / chemistry
  • Sulfonic Acids / chemical synthesis
  • Sulfonic Acids / chemistry*

Substances

  • Acetates
  • Acetonitriles
  • Ionic Liquids
  • Solvents
  • Sulfonic Acids
  • Fructose
  • 5-hydroxymethylfurfural
  • ethyl acetate
  • Furaldehyde
  • Dimethyl Sulfoxide
  • acetonitrile