HMF derivatives as platform molecules : aqueous baylis-hillman reaction of glucosyloxymethyl-furfural towards new biobased acrylates

Jia-Neng Tan (1, 2) , Mohammed Ahmar (2) , Yves Queneau (1, 2)

1 ICBMS - Institut de Chimie et Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires
2 COB - Chimie Organique et Bioorganique

A new type of biobased acrylates has been synthesized by a Baylis–Hillman reaction of alkylacrylates with α-D-glucosyloxymethyl-furfural (α-GMF), available in one step from isomaltulose. The reaction, performed in aqueous medium, was extended to other α,β-unsaturated substrates. The use of dimethylisosorbide as co-solvent was investigated.

Domains: Organic chemistry

Jia-Neng Tan, Mohammed Ahmar, Yves Queneau. HMF derivatives as platform molecules : aqueous baylis-hillman reaction of glucosyloxymethyl-furfural towards new biobased acrylates. RSC Advances, 2013, 39 (3), pp.17649-17653. ⟨10.1039/c3ra43369b⟩. ⟨hal-01162531⟩