title: Conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to a cyclopentanone derivative by ring rearrangement over supported Au nanoparticles.
abstract: Supported Au nanoparticles showed efficient catalytic performance for the ring rearrangement of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to a cyclopentanone derivative, 3-hydroxymethylcyclopentanone (HCPN), by taking advantage of the selective hydrogenation on Au nanoparticles and the Lewis acid catalysis of metal oxide supports. Among various metal oxide supported Au catalysts, the highest yield of HCPN was obtained by using Au/Nb2O5 (86% yield).
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan. ohyama@apchem.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Junya
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ohyama
authors.forename: Ryusuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kanao
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esaki
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Satsuma
mesh_terms: D003517:Cyclopentanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005662:Furaldehyde / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003517:Cyclopentanes; C007201:cyclopentanone; C008046:5-hydroxymethylfurfural; D006046:Gold; D005662:Furaldehyde