Caprolactam from renewable resources: catalytic conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into caprolactone

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2011 Jul 25;50(31):7083-7. doi: 10.1002/anie.201102156. Epub 2011 Jun 22.

Authors

Teddy Buntara¹, Sebastien Noel, Pim Huat Phua, Ignacio Melián-Cabrera, Johannes G de Vries, Hero J Heeres

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

PMID: 21698732
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201102156

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Caproates / chemistry*
Caprolactam / chemistry*
Catalysis
Furaldehyde / analogs & derivatives*
Furaldehyde / chemistry
Lactones / chemistry*

Substances

Caproates
Lactones
caprolactone
Caprolactam
5-hydroxymethylfurfural
Furaldehyde