Ring-opening of furfuryl alcohol to pentanediol with extremely high selectivity over Cu/MFI catalysts with balanced Cu<sup>0</sup>–Cu<sup>+</sup> and Brønsted acid sites
Dengfeng Dai, Chao Feng, Minmin Wang, Qingzhou Du, Dandan Liu, Yuan Pan, Yunqi Liu
Abstract
Bifunctional Cu/MFI catalysts with balanced Cu 0 –Cu + and Brønsted acid sites for robust selective ring-opening of furfuryl alcohol to pentanediol.
Topics & Concepts
Furfuryl alcoholCatalysisSelectivityRing (chemistry)Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theoryChemistryAlcoholCopperMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysis for Biomass ConversionChemical Synthesis and ReactionsCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies