Citation: Chi Fang, Jian-Jun Dai, Hua-Jian Xu, Qing-Xiang Guo, Yao Fu. Iron-catalyzed selective oxidation of 5-hydroxylmethylfurfural in air: A facile synthesis of 2,5-diformylfuran at room temperature[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2015, 26(10): 1265-1268. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2015.07.001 shu

Iron-catalyzed selective oxidation of 5-hydroxylmethylfurfural in air: A facile synthesis of 2,5-diformylfuran at room temperature

Chi Fang ¹ ,
Jian-Jun Dai ² ,
Hua-Jian Xu ^2,, ,
Qing-Xiang Guo ¹ ,
Yao Fu ^1,,

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1 Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Biomass Clean Energy, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China;
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2 School of Medical Engineering Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China

Corresponding author: Hua-Jian Xu, Yao Fu,
Received Date: 14 April 2015
Available Online: 28 May 2015
Fund Project: The authors are grateful to the National Basic Research Program of China (Nos. 2013CB228103, 2012CB215306) (Nos. 2013CB228103, 2012CB215306) NNSFC (Nos. 21472033, 21325208, 21172209) (Nos. 21472033, 21325208, 21172209) FRFCU (No. WK2060190025) (No. WK2060190025) SRFDP (No. 20123402130008) (No. 20123402130008) CAS (No. KJCX2-EW-J02) (No. KJCX2-EW-J02)

An iron(III)-catalyzed selective oxidation of 5-HMF to 2, 5-DFF in air at room temperature was developed. This approach gives 2, 5-DFF with good selectivity and yields. Additionally, a two-step process was developed for the oxidation of 2, 5-DFF to 2, 5-FDCA at remarkably high substrate concentrations. This work demonstrates unequivocally the great potential of iron as a cheap and earth-abundant catalyst for the development of new protocols for the conversion of biomass to value-added chemicals.
- Iron,
- Biomass,
- Oxidation,
- Platform molecules,
- Sustainable chemistry
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