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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
James A. Dumesic, Verona, WI (US);
Ali Hussain Motagamwala, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 307/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 307/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method to produce 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from C6 carbohydrates. The method includes the steps of reacting a reactant comprising at least one C6 carbohydrate, in a reaction mixture comprising at least about 5% (v/v) water, a polar, aprotic solvent, and an acid, for a time, at a temperature, and at a hydrogen ion concentration wherein at least a portion of the C6 carbohydrate present in the reactant is converted to 5-hydroxymethyl furfural ('HMF').