Selective Electrogenerative Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-Furandialdehyde

Tao Cao; Mengjia Wu; Vitaly V Ordomsky; Xi Xin; Hao Wang; Pascal Métivier; Marc Pera-Titus

doi:10.1002/cssc.201702119

Selective Electrogenerative Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-Furandialdehyde

ChemSusChem. 2017 Dec 22;10(24):4851-4854. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201702119. Epub 2017 Dec 12.

Authors

Tao Cao¹, Mengjia Wu¹, Vitaly V Ordomsky¹, Xi Xin¹, Hao Wang¹, Pascal Métivier², Marc Pera-Titus¹

Affiliations

¹ Eco-Efficient Products and Processes Laboratory, E2P2L, UMI 3464 CNRS-Solvay, Shanghai, 201108, PR China.
² Solvay, China, Co, Ltd., Shanghai, 201108, PR China.

PMID: 29194988
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201702119

Abstract

2,5-furandialdehyde (DFF) was synthesized by electrogenerative oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) over a PtRu catalyst with 89 % selectivity at 50 °C after 17 h. This approach opens an avenue for a selective, energy-efficient and green oxidation of biomass-derived platform alcohols to added-value chemicals.

Keywords: 2,5-furandialdehyde; 5-hydroxymethylfurfural; electron generation; oxidation; sustainable catalysis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't