Direct catalytic conversion of furfural to 1,5-pentanediol by hydrogenolysis of the furan ring under mild conditions over Pt/Co2AlO4 catalyst.

Direct catalytic conversion of furfural to 1,5-pentanediol by hydrogenolysis of the furan ring under mild conditions over Pt/Co2AlO4 catalyst.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2011-02-25)

Wenjie Xu, Haifeng Wang, Xiaohui Liu, Jiawen Ren, Yanqin Wang, Guanzhong Lu

ABSTRACT

A new strategy was developed for the direct conversion of furfural to 1,5-pentanediol by the hydrogenolysis of the furan ring under mild conditions based on Pt/Co(2)AlO(4) catalyst. This is the first report of the direct catalytic conversion of furfural to 1,5-pentanediol with high yield.

MATERIALS

Product Number

Brand

Product Description

P7703

Sigma-Aldrich

1,5-Pentanediol, 96%

76892

Sigma-Aldrich

1,5-Pentanediol, purum, ≥97.0% (GC)