METHOD FOR CONVERTING LEVOGLUCOSENONE INTO 4-HYDROXYMETHYL BUTYROLACTONE AND 4-HYDROXYMETHYL BUTENOLIDE WITHOUT USING ANY ORGANIC SOLVENT AND CATALYST

PROCÉDÉ DE TRANSFORMATION DE LA LEVOGLUCOSENONE EN 4-HYDROXYMETHYL BUTYROLACTONE ET 4-HYDROXYMETHYL BUTENOLIDE EN ABSENCE DE SOLVANT ORGANIQUE ET DE CATALYSEUR

Florent Allais (1, 2) , Guillaume Bonneau (1, 2) , Aurélien Peru (1, 2) , Amandine Flourat (1, 2)

1 ABI - Agro-Biotechnologies Industrielles
2 AgroParisTech

The invention relates to a method for converting levoglucosenone into 4-hydroxymethyl butyrolactone and 4-hydroxymethyl butenolide without using any solvent or catalyst, wherein the oxidation and hydrolysis of the levoglucosenone or hydrogenated levoglucosenone are carried out in a single step using an aqueous solution of H2O2.

Domains: Chemical Sciences

Florent Allais, Guillaume Bonneau, Aurélien Peru, Amandine Flourat. METHOD FOR CONVERTING LEVOGLUCOSENONE INTO 4-HYDROXYMETHYL BUTYROLACTONE AND 4-HYDROXYMETHYL BUTENOLIDE WITHOUT USING ANY ORGANIC SOLVENT AND CATALYST. France, Patent n° : FR20160056565 20160707 / WO2017FR51848 20170706. 2016. ⟨hal-01787810⟩