title: Conversion of carbohydrates into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural catalyzed by ZnCl2 in water.
abstract: The incompletely coordinated zinc ions in the concentrated aqueous ZnCl(2) solution catalyze the direct conversion of carbohydrates into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, and a moderate HMF yield up to 50% can be achieved.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Tiansheng
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Xiaojing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Yongqin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Yinxiong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xianglin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Yulei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D002384:Catalysis; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D002712:Chlorides / Q000737:chemistry*; D005632:Fructose / Q000737:chemistry; D005662:Furaldehyde / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D005947:Glucose / Q000737:chemistry; D007700:Kinetics; D008320:Maltose / Q000737:chemistry; D012996:Solutions; D013213:Starch / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D012996:Solutions; D017967:Zinc Compounds; D014867:Water; D005632:Fructose; D008320:Maltose; C008046:5-hydroxymethylfurfural; C016837:zinc chloride; D002482:Cellulose; D013213:Starch; D005662:Furaldehyde; D005947:Glucose