Stabilization of alkaline 5-HMF electrolytes <i>via</i> Cannizzaro reaction for the electrochemical oxidation to FDCA

Moritz Krebs, Alexander Bodach, Changlong Wang, Ferdi Schüth

Green Chemistry · 2023 · 110 citations · 33 references

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This work investigates the degradation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in an alkaline electrolyte, enabling “indirect” electrooxidation of HMF at unprecedentedly high substrate and base concentrations at improved atom economy.

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