CPC C07C 67/00 (2013.01) [C07C 69/716 (2013.01); B01J 29/7007 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A one-step process for converting sugars to platform chemicals, the one-step process comprising reacting a sugar with a physical mixture of a Lewis acid catalyst and a Bronsted acid catalyst at a temperature from 100° C. to 250° C. for 0.5 h to 7 h in an alcohol to obtain the platform chemicals with a reaction product yield from 60% to 85%, wherein:
the Lewis acid catalyst comprises Lewis acid catalyst particles;
the Bronsted acid catalyst comprises Bronsted acid catalyst particles; and
the physical mixture of the Lewis acid catalyst and the Bronsted acid catalyst comprises a combination of the Lewis acid catalyst particles and the Bronsted acid catalyst particles showing a mixed morphology.
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