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One-pot, two-step, practical catalytic synthesis of 2,5-diformylfuran from fructose
Gary A Halliday1, Robert J Young, Vladimir V Grushin
1Central Research and Development, E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Experimental Station, Wilmington, Delaware 19880-0328, USA.
Organic Letters
|May 24, 2003
Abstract:
[reaction: see text] A practical, one-pot, two-step catalytic method is described for the synthesis of 2,5-diformylfuran (DFF) from fructose via dehydration to 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (HMF), followed by in situ catalytic air-oxidation.