Metal Nitrate Catalysis for Selective Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural into 2,5-Diformylfuran under Oxygen
Mei Hong1, Jie Min1, Shuangyan Wu1
1Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources and College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Selective synthesis of various versatile compounds from biomass is of great importance to displace traditional fossil fuel resources. Here, homogeneous metal nitrate (M(NO3) )/(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl (TEMPO) and M(NO3) /TEMPO/NaNO2 catalyst systems in glacial acetic acid and acetonitrile, respectively, have been found to be highly active and practically sustainable for selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) into 2,5-diformylfuran (DFF) using pure O2 or even O2 in air as the oxidant. The catalytic methods enable full HMF conversion with a nearly 100% DFF selectivity at 50 °C under atmospheric pressure using a very simple reaction setup and workup. Mechanistic aspects are discussed. The influences of reaction conditions such as different metal catalysts, catalyst loading, solvents, and reaction temperature on the promotion effect were studied. Meanwhile, the catalyst systems had also good performance for aerobic oxidation of other alcohols.
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