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Caprolactam from Renewable Resources: Catalytic Conversion of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural into Caprolactone

2011; Wiley; Volume: 50; Issue: 31 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/anie.201102156

1521-3773

Teddy Buntara, Sébastien Noël, Pim Huat Phua, Ignacio Melián‐Cabrera, Johannes G. de Vries, Hero J. Heeres,

Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies

Renewable nylon: 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), which can be obtained from renewable resources such as D-fructose, was converted into caprolactone with very good overall selectivity in only three steps. The new route involves two hydrogenation steps to obtain 1,6-hexanediol, which was oxidatively cyclized to caprolactone, and then converted into caprolactam.