5-(HYDROXYMETHYL) FURAN-2-CARBALDEHYDE (HMF) SULFONATES AND PROCESS FOR SYNTHESIS THEREOF
申请人:ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY
公开号:US20160052903A1
公开(公告)日:2016-02-25
5-(hydroxymethyl)furan-2-carbaldehyde (HMF)-sulfonates and a method of preparing the same are described. The method involves reacting a mixture of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (HMF), with at least one of a) a trifluoromethanesulfonate anhydride (triflate), b) a p-toluene-sulfonyl halide (tosylate), and c) methane-sulfonyl halide (mesylate), and a reagent of either 1) a nucleophilic base or 2) a combination of a non-nucleophilic base and a nucleophile. The HMF-sulfonates (e.g., triflate, tosylate, mesylate, etc. analogs of HMF) can serve as precursor materials from which various derivative compounds can be synthesized.