Molecules 2012, 17(11), 12804-12811; doi:10.3390/molecules171112804
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Bis-sulfonic Acid Ionic Liquids for the Conversion of Fructose to 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furfural

Sang Eun Sim 1 email, Sunjeong Kwon 1 email and Sangho Koo 1,2,* email
1 Department of Nano Science and Engineering, Myong Ji University, San 38-2, Nam-Dong, Yongin, Kyunggi-Do 449-728, Korea 2 Department of Chemistry, Myong Ji University, San 38-2, Nam-Dong, Yongin, Kyunggi-Do 449-728, Korea
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 10 September 2012; in revised form: 26 October 2012 / Accepted: 29 October 2012 / Published: 31 October 2012
(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Diversity)
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Abstract: Homogenous bis-sulfonic acid ionic liquids (1 mol equiv.) in DMSO (10 mol equiv.) at 100 °C efficiently mediated the conversion of D-fructose into 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural in 75% isolated yield, which was roughly a 10% increment compared to the case of the mono-sulfonic acid ionic liquids.
Keywords: biomass conversion; D-fructose; 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural; acid ionic liquid; sulfonic acid

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Sim, S.E.; Kwon, S.; Koo, S. Bis-sulfonic Acid Ionic Liquids for the Conversion of Fructose to 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furfural. Molecules 2012, 17, 12804-12811.

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Sim SE, Kwon S, Koo S. Bis-sulfonic Acid Ionic Liquids for the Conversion of Fructose to 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furfural. Molecules. 2012; 17(11):12804-12811.

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Sim, Sang E.; Kwon, Sunjeong; Koo, Sangho. 2012. "Bis-sulfonic Acid Ionic Liquids for the Conversion of Fructose to 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furfural." Molecules 17, no. 11: 12804-12811.

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