Furan → HCID 21224573, compound

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In a 7.5 ml batch reactor, 0.06 mmol 5-(ethoxymethyl)furfural (EMF) in 1 mL ethanol and 5 bars of hydrogen was reacted with 3 mol % of a Pt/C catalyst for 4 days at room temperature. The starting material was completely converted in 100% selectivity to 5-(ethoxymethyl)-2-hydroxymethyl)furan. Subsequently, the mixture was heated to 75° C. for 1 day without hydrogen. The 5-(ethoxymethyl)-2-hydroxymethyl)furan was fully converted and 2,5-bis(ethoxymethyl)furan was obtained in 80% yield. 20% Side products are ring opened levulinate derivatives. The experiment was successfully repeated on a 20 gram scale.

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