One-Pot Synthesis of 5-(Ethoxymethyl)furfural
from
Glucose Using Sn-BEA and Amberlyst Catalysts
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Abstract
5-(Ethoxymethyl)furfural (EMF) was produced from glucose
in ethanol
in a single reactor at 90 °C. The reaction proceeds via the isomerization
of glucose to fructose with zeolite Sn-Beta, a Lewis acid catalyst.
Fructose is converted to 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural, which is then
etherified to EMF using a Brønsted acid catalyst, Amberlyst 131.
An EMF yield of 31% was achieved