Conversion of carbohydrates into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural using polymer bound sulfonic acids as efficient and recyclable catalysts

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41912F, Communication

Zhang Zhang, Bin Du, Lijia Zhang, Yu-Xia Da, Zheng-Jun Quan, Liang-Jie Yang, XC Wang
52-94% yields of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from carbohydrates such as monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides were achieved using PEG-OSO3H or PS-PEG-OSO3H as reusable catalysis in a DMSO/H2O reaction system. Using the polymer-supported...
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