ChemSusChem

One??Pot Conversions of Raffinose into Furfural Derivatives and Sugar Alcohols by Using Heterogeneous Catalysts

S Dabral, S Nishimura, K Ebitani

Index: Dabral, Saumya; Nishimura, Shun; Ebitani, Kohki ChemSusChem, 2014 , vol. 7, # 1 p. 260 - 267

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Abstract

Abstract Inedible and/or waste biomass reserves are being strongly focused upon as a suitable new energy and chemical source. Raffinose, which is an indigestible trisaccharide composed of glucose, galactose, and fructose, is found abundantly in beet molasses, sugar cane, and seeds of many leguminous plants. Herein, we demonstrate the one-pot synthesis of furan derivatives and sugar alcohols from raffinose by using heterogeneous acid, base, ...