Preparation of biomass-derived furfuryl acetals by transacetalization reactions catalyzed by nanoporous aluminosilicates

Bailey, Liam A., Bere, Takudzwa, Davies, Thomas E., Taylor, Stuart H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1933-4874 and Graham, Andrew E. 2022. Preparation of biomass-derived furfuryl acetals by transacetalization reactions catalyzed by nanoporous aluminosilicates. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 10 (41) , 13759–13764. 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c03968

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Abstract

Nanoporous aluminosilicate materials efficiently catalyze the formation of furaldehyde dimethyl acetal directly from methanol in high yields and in short reaction times. The facile nature of this reaction has led to the development of a telescoped protocol in which the acyclic acetal is produced in situ and subsequently functions as a substrate for a transacetalization reaction with glycerol to produce the corresponding dioxane and dioxolane products, which are potentially useful biofuel additives. These products are generated in high yield without the requirement for high reaction temperatures of prolonged reaction times, and the aluminosilicate catalysts are operationally simple to produce, are effective with either purified furaldehyde or crude furaldehyde, and are fully recyclable.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Chemistry Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI)
Publisher:	American Chemical Society
ISSN:	2168-0485
Funders:	Leverhulme Trust
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	24 October 2022
Date of Acceptance:	16 September 2022
Last Modified:	08 Nov 2023 11:43
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/153722

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