Husni Wahyu Wijaya, Takahiro Sato, Hiroaki Tange, Takayoshi Hara, Nobuyuki Ichikuni, Shogo Shimazu
Ni-M (M = Y or La)-catalyzed hydrogenolysis of furfural (FFR) to produce 1,5-pentanediol (1,5-PeD) has been developed through the formation of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA) as an intermediate product. Ni(0)-Y2O3 or Ni(0)-La(OH)3 composite catalysts executed cleavage of the C-O bond of THFA, giving 1,5-PeD with remarkably high selectivity. Consecutive reactions including hydrogenation of the C=O and C=C bonds and subsequent hydrogenolysis of the C-O bond were performed. © 2017 The Chemical Society of Japan.
Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology Department, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi, Inage, 263-8522, Chiba, Japan; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences, Universitas Negeri Malang (State University of Malang), Jl. Semarang 5, Malang, 65145, Indonesia
