Mechanistic studies on the dehydration of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and xylose to furfural

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Mechanistic studies on the dehydration of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and xylose to furfural. / Akien, Geoffrey; Qi, Long; Horvath, Istvan T.
2013. Abstract from 245th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, United States.

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title = "Mechanistic studies on the dehydration of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and xylose to furfural",

abstract = "Glucose, the monomer of cellulose, co-monomer of hemi-cellulose, and one of the components of sucrose, is one of the most important monosaccharides in the acid-catalyzed valorization of carbohydrates. Several pathways have been proposed for its conversion to 5-hydroxymethyl-furfural involving the isomerization of glucose to fructose, the transient formation of 3-deoxy-ᴅ-erythro-hexos-2-ulose or levoglucosenone, and the dehydration at the C-2 position followed by a ring contraction. Isotope labeling experiments have been used to establish the mechanism under specific reaction conditions. Similar mechanisms are operating for the conversion of xylose to furfural.",

author = "Geoffrey Akien and Long Qi and Horvath, {Istvan T.}",

year = "2013",

month = apr,

day = "10",

language = "English",

note = "245th ACS National Meeting ; Conference date: 07-04-2013 Through 12-04-2013",

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T1 - Mechanistic studies on the dehydration of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and xylose to furfural

AU - Akien, Geoffrey

AU - Qi, Long

AU - Horvath, Istvan T.

PY - 2013/4/10

Y1 - 2013/4/10

N2 - Glucose, the monomer of cellulose, co-monomer of hemi-cellulose, and one of the components of sucrose, is one of the most important monosaccharides in the acid-catalyzed valorization of carbohydrates. Several pathways have been proposed for its conversion to 5-hydroxymethyl-furfural involving the isomerization of glucose to fructose, the transient formation of 3-deoxy-ᴅ-erythro-hexos-2-ulose or levoglucosenone, and the dehydration at the C-2 position followed by a ring contraction. Isotope labeling experiments have been used to establish the mechanism under specific reaction conditions. Similar mechanisms are operating for the conversion of xylose to furfural.

AB - Glucose, the monomer of cellulose, co-monomer of hemi-cellulose, and one of the components of sucrose, is one of the most important monosaccharides in the acid-catalyzed valorization of carbohydrates. Several pathways have been proposed for its conversion to 5-hydroxymethyl-furfural involving the isomerization of glucose to fructose, the transient formation of 3-deoxy-ᴅ-erythro-hexos-2-ulose or levoglucosenone, and the dehydration at the C-2 position followed by a ring contraction. Isotope labeling experiments have been used to establish the mechanism under specific reaction conditions. Similar mechanisms are operating for the conversion of xylose to furfural.

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T2 - 245th ACS National Meeting

Y2 - 7 April 2013 through 12 April 2013

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