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Thiol-promoted catalytic synthesis of high-performance furan-containing lubricant base oils from biomass derived 2-alkylfurans and ketones

Sibao Liu, Rameswar Bhattacharjee, Sha Li, Andrew Danielson, Tobias Mazal, Basudeb Saha, Dionisios G. Vlachos

Green Chemistry · 2020 · 16 citations · 37 references

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Furan-containing lubricants with excellent yields (up to 90%) were synthesized by hydroxylalkylation/alkylation (HAA) of biomass derived 2-alkylfurans with ketones over a solid acid and a thiol promoter.

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