Facile synthesis and isolation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from diphenyl sulfoxide
Tongtong Zhang, Yaoping Hu, Liyuan Huai, Zhijin Gao, Jian Zhang
Abstract
DPhSO was first employed to synthesize HMF from fructose as both the catalyst and solvent, realizing the easy isolation of HMF by water due to the water-immiscible nature of DPhSO.
Topics & Concepts
5-hydroxymethylfurfuralChemistryIsolation (microbiology)SulfoxideOrganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryCatalysisBioinformaticsBiologyCatalysis for Biomass ConversionChemical Synthesis and ReactionsSynthesis of Indole Derivatives