Methods for purifying 5-(halomethyl)furfural

US9586922B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROMIDAS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Alex B. Wood · Sacramento, US
• Shawn M. Browning · Sacramento, US
• Makoto N. Masuno · Elk Grove, US
• Ryan L. Smith · Sacramento, US
• John Bissell · Sacramento, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 11, 2015
• Grant date: Mar 7, 2017
• Expiry date: Sep 11, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07D307/46
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present disclosure provides methods for purifying a 5-(halomethyl)furfural composition, including 5-(chloromethyl)furfural, at operating conditions that decrease or minimize the decomposition or degradation of 5-(chloromethyl)furfural during the process. The methods may employ certain solvents, operating conditions, and/or techniques (e.g., gas stripping). The gaseous 5-(halomethyl)furfural produced from the process can be condensed or deposited to yield 5-(halomethyl)furfural in liquid or solid form. The solid 5-(halomethyl)furfural may be amorphous or crystalline.