Patent ID: 9145526
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: C07D,C10L,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A process for the preparation of a ring-hydrogenated alkyl furfuryl ether of the general formula (I): wherein TF represents a 2,5-disubstituted tetrahydrofuran ring, wherein R independently represents a hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and wherein R″ independently represents a methyl group, a hydroxymethyl group or an alkoxymethyl group of the general formula (II): wherein R′ independently represents a hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, said process comprising the step of reacting a 5-(alkoxymethyl)furfural of the general formula (III) or a 2,5-bis(dialkoxymethyl)furan of the general formula (IV) under hydrogenation conditions: to form said ring-hydrogenated alkyl furfuryl ether of the general formula (I) wherein F represents a 2,5-disubstituted furan ring, and R′ and R have the definitions as defined herein.