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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2020
Bp Corporation North America Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Liang Song, San Diego, CA (US);
Christopher Phillips, San Diego, CA (US);
Lu Yang, San Diego, CA (US);
Joseph Binder, Haverford, PA (US);
Erin Imsand, San Diego, CA (US);
BP Corporation North America Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method is provided of preparing a compound of formula II: where: Rand Rare independently selected from —CH2OR', —CHO, —COOR′ and —H, provided that Rand Rare not both —H; and R′ is selected from —H and Chydrocarbyl groups, from a compound of formula I: the compounds of formulas I and II being optionally in the form of a salt. The method comprises dehydrating the compound of formula I at: a pH in the range of from 0 to 6 or 8 to 11.5; and a temperature in the range of from 10 to 80° C. The method is particularly useful for synthesizing substituted furans from compounds derived from sugars.