Issue 21, 2016
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Green Chemistry

One-pot cascade transformation of xylose into γ-valerolactone (GVL) over bifunctional Brønsted–Lewis Zr–Al-beta zeolite†

Blanca Hernández,a   Jose Iglesias,a   Gabriel Morales,a   Marta Paniagua,a   Clara López-Aguado,a   José L. García Fierro,b   Patrick Wolf,cd   Ive Hermansc  and  Juan A. Melero*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Chemical and Environmental Engineering Group, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, C/Tulipan s/n, 28933 Móstoles, Madrid, Spain
E-mail: juan.melero@urjc.es

b Catalyst and Petrochemical Institute of CSIC, C/Marie Curie 2, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain

c Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53715, USA

d Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland

Abstract

The one-pot conversion of xylose into GVL in 2-propanol has been achieved over bifunctional Zr- and Al-containing beta zeolite catalysts, prepared via a post-synthetic route, possessing both Brønsted and Lewis functionalities. A GVL yield of 35 mol% was obtained at 190 °C after 48 h.

Graphical abstract: One-pot cascade transformation of xylose into γ-valerolactone (GVL) over bifunctional Brønsted–Lewis Zr–Al-beta zeolite

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6GC01888B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
11 Jul 2016
Accepted
21 Sep 2016
First published
22 Sep 2016

Green Chem., 2016,18, 5777-5781

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One-pot cascade transformation of xylose into γ-valerolactone (GVL) over bifunctional Brønsted–Lewis Zr–Al-beta zeolite

B. Hernández, J. Iglesias, G. Morales, M. Paniagua, C. López-Aguado, J. L. García Fierro, P. Wolf, I. Hermans and J. A. Melero, Green Chem., 2016, 18, 5777 DOI: 10.1039/C6GC01888B

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