title: One-pot conversion of biomass-derived xylose and furfural into levulinate esters via acid catalysis.
abstract: Direct conversion of biomass-derived xylose and furfural into levulinic acid, a platform molecule, via acid-catalysis has been accomplished for the first time in dimethoxymethane/methanol. Dimethoxymethane acted as an electrophile to transform furfural into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). Methanol suppressed both the polymerisation of the sugars/furans and the Aldol condensation of levulinic acid/ester.
authors.affiliation: Fuels and Energy Technology Institute, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia. chun-zhu.li@curtin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Xun
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4329-2050
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Fuels and Energy Technology Institute, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia. chun-zhu.li@curtin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Shengjuan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Fuels and Energy Technology Institute, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia. chun-zhu.li@curtin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Fuels and Energy Technology Institute, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia. chun-zhu.li@curtin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Shuai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Fuels and Energy Technology Institute, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia. chun-zhu.li@curtin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Chun-Zhu
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Li