Conversion of fructose and inulin to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in sustainable betaine hydrochloride-based media

Karine de Oliveira Vigier (1) , Adlene Benguerba (1) , Joel Barrault (1) , Francois Jerome (1)

1 Chimie de l'eau et traitement de l'eau

We show here that betaine hydrochloride (BHC), a co-product of the carbohydrate industry, can be used for the design of cheap and safe media capable of promoting the dehydration of fructose and inulin to HMF. In particular, in these BHC-based media, HMF was obtained with up to 84% yield, thus offering a competitive route to the traditional imidazolium-based ionic liquids.

Domaines: Catalyse; Chimie organique; Autre

Karine de Oliveira Vigier, Adlene Benguerba, Joel Barrault, Francois Jerome. Conversion of fructose and inulin to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in sustainable betaine hydrochloride-based media. Green Chemistry, 2012, 14 (2), pp.285-289. ⟨10.1039/c1gc16236e⟩. ⟨hal-00726541⟩