Cellulose acetate as convenient intermediate for the preparation of 
5-acetoxymethylfurfural from biomass

Gavila, Llorenc; Esposito, Davide

doi:10.1039/C7GC00975E

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Cellulose acetate as convenient intermediate for the preparation of 5-acetoxymethylfurfural from biomass

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Esposito, Davide
Davide Esposito, Kolloidchemie, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Max Planck Society;

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Gavila, L., & Esposito, D. (2017). Cellulose acetate as convenient intermediate for the preparation of 5-acetoxymethylfurfural from biomass. Green Chemistry, 19(11), 2496-2500. doi:10.1039/C7GC00975E.

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5-acetoxymethylfurfural (AMF) is an important biomass derived platform chemical related to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. Such furanic compounds can be produced via hydrolysis of cellulose followed by dehydration of the resulting glucose units. However, the integration of these reactions in a single process remains technically challenging, and the direct use of monosaccharides is often preferred. In this work we report a new method for the synthesis of AMF based on the acetolysis of cellulose acetate in the presence of sulfuric acid. The strategy was optimized for both batch and continuous processing. Furthermore, cellulose acetate prepared by direct wood acetylation could be successfully applied as precursor, proving the method as a robust solution for integrated biomass processing.