Chemistry, Vol 7, No 4 (2014)

Nitric acid prepaptive oxydation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

Mikhail Yurievich Chernyak, Andrey Andreevich Morozov, Alexandr Alexandrovich Kondrasenko, Valery Evgenievich Tarabanko

Abstract


The oxidation process of of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by concentrated nitric acid at temperatures ranging from -16 to +60 oC was studied. Prepared in a 60% overall yield of furan aldehydes and acids.