Synthesis of a substituted furan
AssigneeAgency for Science, Technology and Research
InventorsYugen Zhang, Siew Ping Teong, Guangshun Yi
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Abstract
The present invention provides a polymer comprising an aliphatic backbone having a plurality of aromatic rings bonded thereon, said plurality of aromatic rings comprising a first aromatic ring type that has an alkyl halide group substitution on the aromatic ring and a second aromatic ring type that has an optionally substituted ammonium halide group substitution on the aromatic ring. The present invention also provides a method for making an optionally substituted furan, the method comprising the step of subjecting a sugar to a dehydration reaction in the presence of a catalyst comprising said polymer.
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A polymer comprising an aliphatic backbone having a plurality of aromatic rings bonded thereon, said plurality of aromatic rings comprising a first aromatic ring type that has an alkyl halide group substitution on the aromatic ring and a second aromatic ring type that has an optionally substituted ammonium halide group substitution on the aromatic ring.
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A method for making an optionally substituted furan, the method comprising the step of subjecting a sugar to a dehydration reaction in the presence of a catalyst comprising a polymer having an aliphatic backbone having a plurality of aromatic rings bonded thereon, said plurality of aromatic rings comprising a first aromatic ring type that has an alkyl halide group substitution on the aromatic ring and a second aromatic ring type that has an optionally substituted ammonium halide group substitution on the aromatic ring.
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A method for synthesizing a polymer, the method comprising the step of mixing:
- (a) a polymer comprising an aliphatic backbone having a plurality of aromatic rings that has an alkyl halide group substitution on the aromatic rings;
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- (b) an optionally substituted amine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.