what is relationship between furfuryl alcohol and hmf
Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), also 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural, is an organic compound derived from dehydration of certain sugars. This yellow low-melting solid is highly water-soluble. The molecule consists of a furan ring, containing both aldehyde and alcohol functional groups.
Furfuryl alcohol is produced by a liquid phase process in which hydroxymethylfurfural is decarbonylated at a temperature at or above 135Â° C. in the presence of a palladium or rhodium catalyst and in which the furfuryl alcohol is continuously stripped from the reaction medium. Images(4)