Microwave heating for rapid conversion of sugars and polysaccharides to 5-chloromethyl furfural

…, TJ Farmer, DJ Macquarrie, JS Meimoun, Y Nonne…

Index: Breeden; Clark; Farmer; MacQuarrie; Meimoun; Nonne; Reid Green Chemistry, 2013 , vol. 15, # 1 p. 72 - 75

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Abstract

A range of carbohydrates has been rapidly and selectively converted to 5-chloromethyl furfural using microwave heating in a biphasic reaction system with a range of organic solvents. Fructose and inulin were especially effective for production of this valuable bio- platform molecule, with yields of> 70% obtained in 15 minutes under microwave heating. Yields from cellulose were dramatically increased with ball mill pre-treatment, this being ...