Selective hydrogenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and its acetal with 1,3-propanediol to 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan using supported rhenium-promoted nickel catalysts in water

Jan J. Wiesfeld, Minjune Kim, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Emiel J. M. Hensen

Green Chemistry · 2020 · 67 citations · 32 references

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High BHMF yield is achieved by protecting the formyl group of 5-HMF and subsequently balancing its rate of deprotection during the hydrogenation reaction.

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