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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Micromidas, Inc., West Sacramento, CA (US);
Inventors:
Dennis A. Hucul, Midland, MI (US);
Dimitri A. Hirsch-Weil, Sacramento, CA (US);
Makoto Nathanael Masuno, Elk Grove, CA (US);
John Albert Bissell, II, Sacramento, CA (US);
Alex B. Wood, Sacramento, CA (US);
Robert Joseph Araiza, Sacramento, CA (US);
Daniel R. Henton, Midland, MI (US);
Shawn M. Browning, Sacramento, CA (US);
Ryan L. Smith, Sacramento, CA (US);
Assignee:
MICROMIDAS, INC., West Sacramento, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 307/36 (2006.01); C07D 307/38 (2006.01); C07D 307/44 (2006.01); C07D 307/48 (2006.01); C07C 2/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 307/36 (2013.01); C07C 2/865 (2013.01); C07D 307/38 (2013.01); C07D 307/44 (2013.01); C07D 307/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are methods of producing dialkylfurans, such as 2,5-dimethylfuran, and other alkyl furans, such as 2-methylfuran. For example, 2,5-dimethylfuran may be produced by reducing (5-methylfuran-2-yl)methanol or 2-(chloromethyl)-5-methylfuran.