Acid-catalysed direct transformation of cellulose into methyl glucosides in methanol at moderate temperatures

Weiping Deng; Mi Liu; Qinghong Zhang; Xuesong Tan; Ye Wang

doi:10.1039/b925723c

Acid-catalysed direct transformation of cellulose into methyl glucosides in methanol at moderate temperatures

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Apr 21;46(15):2668-70. doi: 10.1039/b925723c. Epub 2010 Feb 6.

Authors

Weiping Deng¹, Mi Liu, Qinghong Zhang, Xuesong Tan, Ye Wang

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.

PMID: 20449333
DOI: 10.1039/b925723c

Abstract

Cellulose can be transformed into methyl glucosides in methanol with yields of 50-60% in the presence of several acid catalysts under mild conditions (< or = 473 K); H(3)PW(12)O(40) provides the highest turnover number (approximately 73 in 0.5 h) for the formation of methyl glucosides among many acid catalysts examined.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acids / chemistry*
Catalysis
Cellulose / chemistry*
Glucosides / chemical synthesis
Glucosides / chemistry*
Methanol / chemistry*
Sulfuric Acids / chemistry
Temperature

Substances

Acids
Glucosides
Sulfuric Acids
Cellulose
Methanol