Conversion of Mono‐ and Disaccharides to Ethyl Levulinate and Ethyl Pyranoside with Sulfonic Acid‐Functionalized Ionic Liquids

Abstract

Value-added chemicals from sugars: Sulfonic acid-functionalized ionic liquids are attractive and promising catalyst for the conversion of sugars to ethyl levulinate and ethyl-D-glucopyranoside in ethanol. These task-specific ionic liquids can be recovered and reused in at least three cycles in the conversion of fructose to ethyl levulinate without any loss of activity. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.