title: One-Pot Conversion of Carbohydrates into Furan Derivatives via Furfural and 5-Hydroxylmethylfurfural as Intermediates.
abstract: Recently, there has been growing interest in the transformation of renewable biomass into value-added fuels and chemicals. The catalytic conversion of naturally abundant carbohydrates can generate two-important furan chemicals: 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from C6 carbohydrates and furfural from C5 carbohydrates. Both HMF and furfural have received great interest as precursors in the synthesis of commodity chemicals and liquid fuels. In recent years, a trend has emerged to integrate sequential catalytic processes involving multistep reactions for the direct one-pot transformation of carbohydrates into the aimed fuels and chemicals. One-pot reactions have remarkably unique and environmentally friendly benefits, including the fact that isolation and purification of intermediate compounds can be avoided. Herein, the present article aims to review recent advances in the one-pot conversion of carbohydrates into furan derivatives via furfural and HMF as intermediates. Special attention will be paid to the catalytic systems, mechanistic insight, reaction pathways, and catalyst stability. It is expected that this review will guide researchers to develop effective catalytic systems for the one-pot transformation of carbohydrates into furan derivatives.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Sciences of the Ministry of Education, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Sciences of the Ministry of Education, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China. zehuizh@mail.ustc.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Zehui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D005662:Furaldehyde / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry*; D005663:Furans / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D005663:Furans; C008046:5-hydroxymethylfurfural; D005662:Furaldehyde; C039281:furan
keywords: biomass; carbohydrates; fuels; furfural derivatives; value-added chemicals