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Table 2 Preparation of EMF from biomass by homogeneous catalysts

From: Recent progress in the development of advanced biofuel 5-ethoxymethylfurfural

Entry

Feedstock

Catalyst

Solvent

Temp./°C

Time/h

Yield/%

Ref.

1

Fructose

H2SO4(10 mol%)

EtOH

100

24

70

[38]

2

HMF

H2SO4(5 mol%)

EtOH

75

24

81

[38]

3

Fructose

HCl(5 mol%)

EtOH

120

2

40

[39]

4

HMF

H3PO4

EtOH

90

2

1.7

[40]

5

HMF

H2SO4

EtOH

90

2

79

[40]

6

Fructose

H2SO4

EtOH

100

24

63a

[41]

7

Fructose

H2SO4(0.1 wt.%)

EtOH/n-hexane

120

3

66

[42]

8

Fructose

CuCl2·2H2O

EtOH

100

12

12

[43]

9

Fructose

NiCl2·6H2O

EtOH

100

12

5

[43]

10

Fructose

SnCl4·5H2O

EtOH

100

12

23

[43]

11

Fructose

FeCl3

EtOH

100

12

28

[43]

12

Fructose

CrCl3·6H2O

EtOH

100

12

33

[43]

13

Fructose

FeCl3

EtOH/[Bmim]Cl

100

4

30.1

[44]

14

Glucose

AlCl3

EtOH/water

160

0.25

33

[45]

15

HMF

AlCl3

EtOH

100

5

92.9

[46]

16

Fructose

AlCl3

EtOH

100

11

71.2

[46]

17

Inulin

AlCl3

EtOH

100

11

58.2

[46]

18

Glucose

AlCl3

EtOH

100

11

38.4

[46]

19

Starch

AlCl3

EtOH

100

11

27.2

[46]

20

Fructose

AlCl3·6H2O/BF3·(Et)2O

EtOH

110

3

55

[47]

21

Fructose

AlCl3·6H2O/B (OH)3

EtOH

110

3

22

[47]

22

Fructose

AlCl3·6H2O/NaF

EtOH

110

3

25.1

[47]

23

Fructose

AlCl3·6H2O/NaCl

EtOH

110

3

28.9

[47]

24

Fructose

AlCl3·6H2O/NaBr

EtOH

110

3

26.3

[47]

25

Sucrose

AlCl3·6H2O/BF3·(Et)2O

EtOH

110

3

23.9

[47]

26

Inulin

AlCl3·6H2O/BF3·(Et)2O

EtOH

110

3

45.4

[47]

  1. aMass yield