HYDROXYMETHYLFURFURAL ETHERS FROM SUGARS OR HMF AND BRANCHED ALCOHOLS

摘要

The current invention provides a method for the manufacture of an ether of 5- hydroxymethylfurfural by reacting a hexose-containing starting material with a branched C3-C20 monoalcohol in the presence of a catalytic or sub-stoichiometric amount of an acid catalyst.