bis(hydroxylmethylfurfuryl)amine (BHMFA) from 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (5‐HMF) by reacting 5‐HMF with primaryamines in the presence of homogeneous RuII catalysts having sterically strained ligands. BHMFA is a group of furan‐based monomers that offer great potential to form functional biopolymers with tunable properties. A range of primaryamines, such as aliphatic and benzyl amines, are readily converted
Production of biobased HMF derivatives by reductive amination
作者:Ana Cukalovic、Christian V. Stevens
DOI:10.1039/c002340j
日期:——
5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural (HMF) has recently attracted a significant amount of revived attention as a renewable building block for conversion to a wide range of useful derivatives. A simple procedure for the conversion of HMF to (5-alkyl- and 5-arylaminomethyl-furan-2-yl)methanol has now been developed. Reactions were conducted without the use of a catalyst and under very mild conditions. As a proof of concept, a small library of derivatives was produced from HMF and several aliphatic and aromatic amines in high yields and requiring only minimal purification. This route presents a novel way for the production of furan-based renewable building blocks.