Catalytic mechanisms of oxygen-containing groups over vanadium active sites in an Al-MCM-41 framework for production of 2,5-diformylfuran from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

Abstract

In the V-doped Al-MCM-41 framework, the <bold>[V-1]</bold> active site with a hydroxyl group displays better catalytic activity than the <bold>[V-0]</bold> active site without a hydroxyl group toward the oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-diformylfuran.