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Maleic acid and aluminum chloride catalyzed conversion of glucose to 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural and levulinic acid in aqueous media

Ximing Zhang, Priya Murria, Yuan Jiang, Weihua Xiao, Hilkka I. Kenttämaa, Mahdi M. Abu‐Omar, Nathan S. Mosier

Green Chemistry · 2016 · 132 citations · 35 references

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Abstract

Maleic acid (MA) and AlCl<sub>3</sub> self-assemble into catalytic complexes (Al–(MA)<sub>2</sub>–(OH)<sub>2</sub>(aq)) with improved selectivity for converting glucose to HMF, and levulinic acid.

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Manuel Moliner, Yuriy Román‐Leshkov, Mark E. Davis · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 985 citations · Full text

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Insights into the Interplay of Lewis and Brønsted Acid Catalysts in Glucose and Fructose Conversion to 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural and Levulinic Acid in Aqueous Media

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Production of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from Glucose Using a Combination of Lewis and Brønsted Acid Catalysts in Water in a Biphasic Reactor with an Alkylphenol Solvent

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