Multicatalysis from renewable resources: a direct route to furan-based polyesters
Lucie Guillaume, Adam Marshall, Nicolas Niessen, Pingping Ni, Régis M. Gauvin, C.M. Thomas
Abstract
A multicatalytic route to produce 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan and the corresponding copolymers is introduced. This one-pot approach uses several commercial catalysts and allows to obtain two furan intermediates, not contaminated by humins.
Topics & Concepts
FuranPolyesterHydroxymethylChemistryRenewable resourceOrganic chemistryCatalysisCombinatorial chemistryComputer scienceRenewable energyEngineeringElectrical engineeringCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalytic Alkyne ReactionsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis