A catalytic approach <i>via</i> retro-aldol condensation of glucose to furanic compounds
Rui Zhang, Aleksi Eronen, Xiangze Du, Enlu Ma, Ming Guo, Karina Moslova, Timo Repo
Abstract
The strategy for converting glucose directly to new types of furanic compounds under mild conditions is based on retro-aldol condensation followed by aldol condensation of C2 and C4 fragments with acetylacetone.
Topics & Concepts
Aldol condensationAldol reactionAcetylacetoneCondensationCatalysisChemistryOrganic chemistryCondensation reactionCombinatorial chemistryPhysicsThermodynamicsCatalysis for Biomass ConversionMesoporous Materials and CatalysisAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis