Methods for producing 5-(halomethyl)furfural

US10710970B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROMIDAS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Alex B. Wood · Sacramento, US
• Makoto N. Masuno · Elk Grove, US
• Ryan L. Smith · Sacramento, US
• John Bissell · Sacramento, US
• Dimitri A. Hirsch-Weil · Sacramento, US
• Robert Joseph Araiza · Sacramento, US
• Daniel R. Henton · Midland, US
• James H. Plonka · Midland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 7, 2018
• Grant date: Jul 14, 2020
• Expiry date: Jun 7, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E50/10
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present disclosure provides methods to produce 5-(halomethyl)furfural, including 5-(chloromethyl)furfural, by acid-catalyzed conversion of C6 saccharides, including isomers thereof, polymers thereof, and certain derivatives thereof. The methods make use of acids with lower concentrations, and allows for conversion of sugars into 5-(halomethyl)furfural at higher temperatures and faster reaction or residence times.