ChemInform Abstract: A One-Pot Reaction for Biorefinery: Combination of Solid Acid and Base Catalysts for Direct Production of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from Saccharides.
One-pot synthesis of (2-furanylmethylene)malononitrile, a Knoevenagel product of furfural with malononitrile, from xylose efficiently proceeded by combined use of acid Amberlyst-15 and acid-base Cr/hydrotalcites in 44% yield.