<i>tert</i>-Butanol intervention enables chemoselective conversion of xylose to furfuryl alcohol over heteropolyacids
Lincai Peng, Mengmeng Wang, Hui Li, Juan Wang, Junhua Zhang, Liang He
Abstract
<italic>tert</italic>-Butanol protection enables the chemoselective production of furfuryl alcohol directly from xylose over heteropolyacids using formic acid as a hydrogen honor.
Topics & Concepts
Furfuryl alcoholXyloseChemistryAlcoholButanolOrganic chemistryFurfuralCatalysisEthanolFermentationCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisBiofuel production and bioconversion