Combination of Pd/C and Amberlyst-15 in a single reactor for the acid/hydrogenating catalytic conversion of carbohydrates to 5-hydroxy-2,5-hexanedione

Combination of Pd/C and Amberlyst-15 in a single reactor for the acid/hydrogenating catalytic conversion of carbohydrates to 5-hydroxy-2,5-hexanedione

 

 

 

Green Chem., 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01158A, Communication

Fei liu,^a   Maïté Audemar,^a   Karine De Oliveira Vigier,^a  Jean-Marc Clacens,^b   Floryan De Campo^b and  François Jérôme*^a  

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Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers, ENSIP, Université de Poitiers, 1 rue Marcel Doré, 86022 Poitiers, France 
E-mail: francois.jerome@univ-poitiers.fr

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Eco-Efficient Products and Processes Laboratory, UMI 3464 CNRS/Solvay, 3966 Jin Du Road, Shanghai 201108, China 
E-mail: floryan.decampo@solvay.com

Here we show that combination of Pd/C and Amberlyst-15 in a single reactor allowed fructose and inulin to be converted to 5-hydroxy-2-5-hexanedione, a valuable chemical platform, in a one-pot process.
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Here we report an effective cooperation between Pd/C and Amberlyst-15 for the catalytic conversion of fructose and inulin to 5-hydroxymethyl-2,5-hexanedione in a one-pot process.

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