C12 aromatic triol-furoin and diol-furil from bio-based 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural: enhanced selective synthesis, scale-up and mechanistic insight into cyclic catalysis

Abstract

In this study, we investigate the valorization of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (5-HMF), a versatile and pivotal renewable C6 platform chemical, into a C12 heteroaromatic triol, 5,5’-bis(hydroxymethyl)furoin (DHMF) and a C12 heteroaromatic diol,...