The Increasing Value of Biomass: Moving From C6 Carbohydrates to Multifunctionalized Building Blocks via 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural

Konstantin I Galkin; Valentine P Ananikov

doi:10.1002/open.202000233

The Increasing Value of Biomass: Moving From C6 Carbohydrates to Multifunctionalized Building Blocks via 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural

ChemistryOpen. 2020 Nov 6;9(11):1135-1148. doi: 10.1002/open.202000233. eCollection 2020 Nov.

Authors

Konstantin I Galkin^{1

2}, Valentine P Ananikov¹

Affiliations

¹ Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt, 47, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
² N. E. Bauman Moscow State Technical University, 2nd Baumanskaya Street, 5/1, Moscow, 105005, Russia.

Abstract

Recent decades have been marked by enormous progress in the field of synthesis and chemistry of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (HMF), an important platform chemical widely recognized as the "sleeping giant" of sustainable chemistry. This multifunctional furanic compound is viewed as a strong link for the transition from the current fossil-based industry to a sustainable one. However, the low chemical stability of HMF significantly undermines its synthetic potential. A possible solution to this problem is synthetic diversification of HMF by modifying it into more stable multifunctional building blocks for further synthetic purposes.

Keywords: 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural; biorefining; carbohydrates; plant biomass; renewable building blocks; sustainable chemistry.

Publication types

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