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Title

Continuous isomerisation of 2,5‐dimethylfuran to 2,4‐dimethylfuran over Ga‐silicate.

Authors

Sauer, Christopher; de Reijer, Guido J. L.; Wilfinger, Barbara; Hellman, Anders; Carlsson, Per‐Anders

Abstract

2,4‐dimethylfuran has a rare disubstitution pattern in the five‐membered heterocyclic furan ring that is highly interesting chemically but challenging to access synthetically. We present a heterogeneously catalysed route to synthesise 2,4‐dimethylfuran from commonly available 2,5‐dimethylfuran using a zeolite packed‐bed flow reactor. As supported by DFT calculations, the reaction occurs inside the zeolite channels, where the acid sites catalyse proton transfer followed by migration of a methyl group. The zeotype Ga‐silicate (MFI type) appears superior to an aluminium‐containing ZSM‐5 by demonstrating higher selectivities and slower catalyst deactivation. This work provides new opportunities for the continuous valorisation of bio‐feedstock molecules in the perspective of the emerging biorefinery era.

Subjects

ISOMERIZATION; CATALYST poisoning; CATALYST selectivity; METHYL groups; ALUMINUM silicates; ZEOLITES; FURAN derivatives

Publication

Chemistry - A European Journal, 2024, Vol 30, Issue 20, p1

ISSN

0947-6539

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1002/chem.202303810

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