An efficient and reusable “hairy” particle acid catalyst for the synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from dehydration of fructose in water

Chengcheng Tian, Chunhui Bao, Andrew Binder, Zhenqian Zhu, Bin Hu, Yanglong Guo, Bin Zhao, Sheng Dai

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Abstract

Poly(4-styrenesulfonic acid) brush-grafted silica particles, synthesized by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization, were employed as a reusable acid catalyst for dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in water. The particles exhibited a high activity with the HMF yield of up to 31%, in contrast to 26% from the corresponding free homopolymer catalyst.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8668-8670
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Volume49
Issue number77
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 29 2013
Externally publishedYes

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