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HRID 1621054Generated: October 23, 2026

Acetic Acid → 5-Formyl-2-furancarboxylic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AcidHCID 176—
Reactant5-Acetoxymethyl-2-furaldehydeHCID 66349—
Product5-Formyl-2-furancarboxylic AcidHCID 2793719—

Reaction Steps

5-HMF feed is oxidized with elemental O2 in a multi-step reaction to form FDCA with 5-formyl furan-2-carboxylic acid (FFCA) as a key intermediate eq 1. Oxidation of 5-(acetoxymethyl)furfural (5-AMF), which contains an oxidizable ester and aldehydes moieties, produces FDCA, FFCA, and acetic acid, eq 2. Similarly oxidation of 5-(ethoxymethyl)furfural (5-EMF) produces FDCA, FFCA, 5-(ethoxycarbonyl)furan-2-carboxylic acid (EFCA) and acetic acid, eq 3.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08772513B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_07
ORD IDord-93044d09afd24032bad25570b84d0e26
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_07