Acid-Catalysed Conversion of Carbohydrates into Furan-Type Molecules in Zinc Chloride Hydrate

Bodachivskyi, I; Kuzhiumparambil, U; Williams, DBG

Acid-Catalysed Conversion of Carbohydrates into Furan-Type Molecules in Zinc Chloride Hydrate

Bodachivskyi, I

Kuzhiumparambil, U

Williams, DBG

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Citation:: ChemPlusChem, 2019, 84 (4), pp. 352 - 357
Issue Date:: 2019-04-01

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dc.contributor.author	Bodachivskyi, I https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5803-4674	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kuzhiumparambil, U https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0582-6779	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Williams, DBG https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3703-6301	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:05:39Z
dc.date.issued	2019-04-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	ChemPlusChem, 2019, 84 (4), pp. 352 - 357	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/134640
dc.description.abstract	© 2019 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Acid-catalysed conversion of biomass, specifically cellulose, holds promise to create value-added, renewable replacements for many petrochemical products. We investigated an unusual acid-catalysed transformation of cellulose and cellobiose in the biphasic solvent system zinc chloride hydrate (ionic liquid)/anisole. Here, furyl hydroxymethyl ketone and furfural are obtained as major products, which are valuable but less commonly formed in high yields in transformations of cellulosic substrates. We explored this chemistry in small-scale model reactions and applied the optimised methods to the conversion of cellulose in bench-scale processes. The optimum reaction system and preferred reaction conditions are defined to select for highly desirable furanoid products in the highest known yields (up to 46 %) directly from cellulose or cellobiose. The method avoids the use of added catalysts: the ionic solvent zinc chloride hydrate possesses the intrinsic acidity required for the hydrolysis and chemical transformation steps. The process involves inexpensive media for the catalytic conversion of cellulose into high-value products under mild processing conditions.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	ChemPlusChem	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1002/cplu.201800650	en_US
dc.subject.classification	General Chemistry	en_US
dc.title	Acid-Catalysed Conversion of Carbohydrates into Furan-Type Molecules in Zinc Chloride Hydrate	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	84	en_US
utslib.for	0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry	en_US
utslib.for	03 Chemical Sciences	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - C3 - Climate Change Cluster
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	84	en_US

Abstract:

© 2019 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Acid-catalysed conversion of biomass, specifically cellulose, holds promise to create value-added, renewable replacements for many petrochemical products. We investigated an unusual acid-catalysed transformation of cellulose and cellobiose in the biphasic solvent system zinc chloride hydrate (ionic liquid)/anisole. Here, furyl hydroxymethyl ketone and furfural are obtained as major products, which are valuable but less commonly formed in high yields in transformations of cellulosic substrates. We explored this chemistry in small-scale model reactions and applied the optimised methods to the conversion of cellulose in bench-scale processes. The optimum reaction system and preferred reaction conditions are defined to select for highly desirable furanoid products in the highest known yields (up to 46 %) directly from cellulose or cellobiose. The method avoids the use of added catalysts: the ionic solvent zinc chloride hydrate possesses the intrinsic acidity required for the hydrolysis and chemical transformation steps. The process involves inexpensive media for the catalytic conversion of cellulose into high-value products under mild processing conditions.

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