Solvent Effects on Degradative Condensation Side Reactions of Fructose in Its Initial Conversion to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

Xing Fu; Yexin Hu; Yanru Zhang; Yucheng Zhang; Dianyong Tang; Liangfang Zhu; Changwei Hu

doi:10.1002/cssc.201903479

Solvent Effects on Degradative Condensation Side Reactions of Fructose in Its Initial Conversion to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

ChemSusChem. 2020 Feb 7;13(3):438. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201903479. Epub 2020 Jan 21.

Authors

Xing Fu¹, Yexin Hu¹, Yanru Zhang¹, Yucheng Zhang¹, Dianyong Tang², Liangfang Zhu¹, Changwei Hu¹

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, P.R. China.
² International Academy of Targeted Therapeutics and Innovation, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, 402160, P.R. China.

PMID: 31961486
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201903479

Abstract

Invited for this month's cover is the group of Liangfang Zhu and Changwei Hu at Sichuan University. The image shows a general understanding on the solvent-controlled formation of oligomers (the possible precursors of humins) accompanying with formation of small-molecular carboxylic acids as by-products in the initial reaction stage of fructose dehydration. The Full Paper itself is available at 10.1002/cssc.201902309.