Wang, Yantao published the artcileMicrowave-assisted catalytic upgrading of bio-based furfuryl alcohol to alkyl levulinate over commercial non-metal activated carbon, HPLC of Formula: 539-88-8, the main research area is activated carbon alcoholysis catalyst furfuryl alc alkyl levulinate microwave.
A cheap and com. available non-metal activated carbon (AC) as an efficient catalyst for the alcoholysis of furfuryl alc. (FA) to alkyl levulinate (AL) under microwave assistance was firstly investigated. The catalyst gave an impressive Me levulinate (ML) yield of 78% in only 5 min at 170 °C in the presence of FA (0.2 M, 3 mL) and AC (100 mg). Various reaction parameters in dependence of time such as temperature, catalyst and feedstock loadings as well as solvent types have been optimized. The re-utilization experiments of the catalyst showed that the activity related to the acidic groups of the catalysts, and the deactivation was due to the leaching of acidic specie, which was easily extracted by the solvent. Note that extremely low concentration of the active species extracted from AC (less than 1 wt %) could also give 62% ML yield. The present study provided a promising way for AL synthesis over cheap, com. available and environmentally benign catalyst.
Molecular Catalysis published new progress about Alcoholysis. 539-88-8 belongs to class esters-buliding-blocks, name is Ethyl 4-oxopentanoate, and the molecular formula is C7H12O3, HPLC of Formula: 539-88-8.
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