Maleic acid and aluminum chloride catalyzed conversion of glucose to 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural and levulinic acid in aqueous media

Ximing Zhang(Purdue University West Lafayette), Priya Murria(Purdue University West Lafayette), Yuan Jiang(Purdue University West Lafayette), Weihua Xiao(Purdue University West Lafayette), Hilkka I. Kenttämaa(Purdue University West Lafayette), Mahdi M. Abu‐Omar(Purdue University West Lafayette), Nathan S. Mosier(Purdue University West Lafayette)
Green Chemistry
January 1, 2016
10.1039/c6gc01395c
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Abstract

Maleic acid (MA) and AlCl<sub>3</sub> self-assemble into catalytic complexes (Al–(MA)<sub>2</sub>–(OH)<sub>2</sub>(aq)) with improved selectivity for converting glucose to HMF, and levulinic acid.

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