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The effect of heterogeneous acid-base catalysis on conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into a cyclopentanone derivative
Ohyama,Kanao,Ohira,Satsuma
, p. 676 - 680 (2016)
The effect of heterogeneous acid-base catalysis on conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 3-hydroxymethylcyclopentanone (HCPN) was investigated. It was demonstrated that acidic metal oxides, in particular Ta2O5, significantly enhanced the yield of HCPN due to their moderate Lewis acidity.
