One-Pot Transformation of Levulinic Acid to 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran Catalyzed by Pt–Mo/H-β in Water
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Takato Mitsudome; Tomoo Mizugaki; Keito Togo; Koichiro Jitsukawa; Kiyotomi Kaneda; Zen Maeno
- Source
- ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 4:682-685
- Subject
- 010405 organic chemistry
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Chemistry
General Chemical Engineering
2-Methyltetrahydrofuran
Aqueous two-phase system
General Chemistry
010402 general chemistry
01 natural sciences
0104 chemical sciences
Catalysis
law.invention
chemistry.chemical_compound
Magazine
law
Levulinic acid
Environmental Chemistry
Organic chemistry
Selectivity
Zeolite
Bimetallic strip
- Language
- ISSN
- 2168-0485
One-pot transformation of levulinic acid to 2-methyltetrahydrofuran is facilely promoted by a H-β-zeolite-supported Pt–Mo bimetallic catalyst in water without any additives. The Pt–Mo species efficiently promotes hydrogenation of levulinic acid to 1,4-pentanediol, which is subsequently dehydrated to form 2-methyltetrahydrofuran by H-β zeolite in the aqueous phase. The Pt–Mo/H-β catalyst is recoverable and reusable while retaining its high activity and selectivity.