Highly selective synthesis of 2,5-bis(aminomethyl)furan via catalytic amination of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural with NH3 over a bifunctional catalyst

The development of facile protocols for the selective synthesis of biomass-derived diamine is a highly desirable pursuit in the field of heterogeneous catalysis. Herein, a simple and highly efficient bi-functional CuNiAlOx catalyst was developed for the one pot transformation of 5-(hydroxymethyl)fur...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:RSC advances 2019-11, Vol.9 (66), p.38877-38881
Main Authors: Yuan, Hangkong, Kusema, Bright T, Yan, Zhen, Streiff, Stéphane, Shi, Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ammonia
Biomass
Catalysis
Catalysts
Chemistry
Diamines
Hydroxymethylfurfural
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The development of facile protocols for the selective synthesis of biomass-derived diamine is a highly desirable pursuit in the field of heterogeneous catalysis. Herein, a simple and highly efficient bi-functional CuNiAlOx catalyst was developed for the one pot transformation of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (5-HMF) into 2,5-bis(aminomethyl)furan (BAF) using a two-stage reaction process. Cu4Ni1Al4Ox was found to be the most effective catalyst for this reaction, affording BAF in 85.9% yield. Our results could promote controllable conversion and utilization of biomass resource.
ISSN:2046-2069
DOI:10.1039/c9ra08560b